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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/display/index.rst b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/display/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a443866332ac --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gpu/amdgpu/display/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +=================================== +drm/amd/display - Display Core (DC) +=================================== + +*placeholder - general description of supported platforms, what dc is, etc.* + +Because it is partially shared with other operating systems, the Display Core +Driver is divided in two pieces. + +1. **Display Core (DC)** contains the OS-agnostic components. Things like + hardware programming and resource management are handled here. +2. **Display Manager (DM)** contains the OS-dependent components. Hooks to the + amdgpu base driver and DRM are implemented here. + +It doesn't help that the entire package is frequently referred to as DC. But +with the context in mind, it should be clear. + +When CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC is enabled, DC will be initialized by default for +supported ASICs. To force disable, set `amdgpu.dc=0` on kernel command line. +Likewise, to force enable on unsupported ASICs, set `amdgpu.dc=1`. + +To determine if DC is loaded, search dmesg for the following entry: + +.. toctree:: + + display-manager.rst + dc-debug.rst + +``Display Core initialized with <version number here>`` |