Wording changes.

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Bruce Dubbs 2023-07-07 11:16:58 -05:00
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<option>CONFIG_DRM_RADEON</option>,
<option>CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU</option>,
<option>CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU</option>, and
<option>CONFIG_DRM_I915</option> may require firmwares,
read <xref linkend='postlfs-firmware'/> for details.
<option>CONFIG_DRM_I915</option> may require firmware.
See <xref linkend='postlfs-firmware'/> for details.
</para>
<para>
It's not recommended to select <option>CONFIG_DRM_RADEON</option>
or <option>CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU</option> as
<quote><literal>y</literal></quote> instead of
<quote><literal>M</literal></quote>, or any required firmwares
must be built as a part of the kernel image or the initramfs for
the driver to function correctly.
Selecting <option>CONFIG_DRM_RADEON</option> or
<option>CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU</option> as
<quote><literal>y</literal></quote> is not recommended. If it is, any
required firmware must be built as a part of the kernel image or the
initramfs for the driver to function correctly.
</para>
<para>
The sub-entries under <option>CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU</option> are used
to ensure the AMDGPU kernel driver supporting all GPUs using the
to ensure the AMDGPU kernel driver supports all GPUs using the
<literal>radeonsi</literal> driver. They are not needed if you
won't need <option>CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU</option> itself. And they
won't need <option>CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU</option> itself. They
may be unneeded for some GPU models.
</para>
<para>
For <literal>swrast</literal>, <option>CONFIG_DRM_VGEM</option>
is not strictly needed but recommended as an optimization. And
you still need to select an at least working DRM or framebuffer
driver besides it. For a system booted with EFI, the configuration
is not strictly needed but recommended as an optimization.
You will also need to select at least a working DRM or framebuffer
driver. For a system booted with EFI, the configuration
in <xref linkend="uefi-kernel"/> is sufficient. For a system booted
with BIOS, <quote>VESA VGA graphics support</quote>
<!-- TODO: it should be replaced with CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM as well,
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won't work with BIOS boot. -->
(<option>CONFIG_FB_VESA</option>, under
<quote>Frame buffer Devices => Support for frame buffer
devices</quote>) is sufficient. But a dedicated DRM or framebuffer
devices</quote>) is sufficient. However a dedicated DRM or framebuffer
driver may provide additional functionalities.
</para>
</note>