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 <[email protected]>
From 688a061ba0db71fc2d5facd8344db7a4d5b1575a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robgithub <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:14:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fbdev: update outdated help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA The help text for CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA refers to obsolete hardware and incorrect default behaviour.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 <[email protected]> --- drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig index ac9ac4287c6a..d8e331427443 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig @@ -668,10 +668,10 @@ 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. + Supports NVIDIA GPUs from TNT through early GeForce generations + (NV4âNV2x: Twintor, Twintor2, Celsius, Kelvin). + Later architectures (Rankine and newer) are not reliably supported. + If unsure, say N. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called nvidiafb. -- 2.52.0
