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authorArvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu>2020-03-19 22:00:26 -0400
committerArd Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>2020-04-23 20:15:06 +0200
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efi/gop: Allow specifying mode by <xres>x<yres>
Add the ability to choose a video mode using a command-line argument of the form video=efifb:<xres>x<yres> Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200320020028.1936003-13-nivedita@alum.mit.edu Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
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@@ -50,4 +50,9 @@ mode=n
The EFI stub will set the mode of the display to mode number n if
possible.
+<xres>x<yres>
+ The EFI stub will search for a display mode that matches the specified
+ horizontal and vertical resolution, and set the mode of the display to
+ it if one is found.
+
Edgar Hucek <gimli@dark-green.com>