[SeaBIOS] [PATCH] vgabios: Improve Kconfig descriptions for the vga card types.

Gerhard Wiesinger lists at wiesinger.com
Tue Apr 17 08:44:25 CEST 2012


On 17.04.2012 03:22, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor<kevin at koconnor.net>
> ---
>   vgasrc/Kconfig |   17 +++++++++--------
>   1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/vgasrc/Kconfig b/vgasrc/Kconfig
> index c436aeb..6b22c39 100644
> --- a/vgasrc/Kconfig
> +++ b/vgasrc/Kconfig
> @@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ menu "VGA ROM"
>
>           config VGA_STANDARD_VGA
>               depends on !COREBOOT
> -            bool "Standard VGA"
> +            bool "QEMU/Bochs Original IBM 256K VGA"
>               help
> -                Build basic VGA BIOS support for use on emulators.
> +                Build basic VGA BIOS support (pre Super-VGA) for use
> +                on emulators.
>
>           config VGA_CIRRUS
>               depends on !COREBOOT
> -            bool "QEMU Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA BIOS"
> +            bool "QEMU/Bochs Cirrus SVGA"
>               help
>                   Build support for Cirrus VGA emulation found on QEMU
>                   and Bochs emulators.  This is for emulators; it is not
> @@ -26,18 +27,18 @@ menu "VGA ROM"
>
>           config VGA_BOCHS
>               depends on !COREBOOT
> -            bool "Bochs DISPI interface VGA BIOS"
> +            bool "QEMU/Bochs VBE SVGA"
>               help
> -                Build support for Bochs DISPI interface found on QEMU
> -                and Bochs emulators.
> +                Build support for Bochs DISPI interface (a custom VBE
> +                protocol) found on QEMU and Bochs emulators.
>
>           config VGA_GEODEGX2
> -            bool "GeodeGX2 interface VGA BIOS"
> +            bool "GeodeGX2"
>               help
>                   Build support for Geode GX2 vga.
>
>           config VGA_GEODELX
> -            bool "GeodeLX interface VGA BIOS"
> +            bool "GeodeLX"
>               help
>                   Build support for Geode LX vga.
>       endchoice

Hello Kevin,

Don't think reducing to GeodeGX2 and GeodeLX is a good idea. It would 
tell e.g. nothing what that should mean. With interface VGA BIOS I know 
how I should answer this question.

Ciao
Gerhard




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