From: robgithub Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:55:07 +0000 (+0000) Subject: fbdev: update help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ea11284a2be6ce44d4c091d737a4440504cff33d;p=thirdparty%2Flinux.git fbdev: update help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and incorrect default behaviour. This patch updates the description to reflect the current state of the driver and supported devices. Signed-off-by: robgithub Signed-off-by: Helge Deller --- diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig index ac9ac4287c6a..1c73d560f196 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig @@ -668,10 +668,12 @@ config FB_NVIDIA select BITREVERSE select VGASTATE help - This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, TNT - and newer. For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, then use - the rivafb. - Say Y if you have such a graphics board. + This driver supports graphics boards with the nVidia chips, from TNT + through early GeForce generations (NV4–NV2x: Twintor, Twintor2, Celsius, + Kelvin). + Later architectures (Rankine and newer) are not reliably supported. + For very old chipsets, such as the RIVA128, use rivafb. + If unsure, say N. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called nvidiafb.