FBDEVHW(4)		   Kernel Interfaces Manual		    FBDEVHW(4)



NAME
       fbdevhw - os-specific submodule for framebuffer device access

DESCRIPTION
       fbdevhw	provides functions for talking to a framebuffer device.	 It is
       os-specific.  It is a submodule used by other video drivers.  A fbdevhw
       module is currently available for linux framebuffer devices.

       fbdev(4)	 is  a non-accelerated driver which runs on top of the fbdevhw
       module.	fbdevhw can be used by other  drivers  too,  this  is  usually
       activated with `Option "UseFBDev"' in the device section.

SEE ALSO
       Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5), xorgconfig(1), Xserver(1), X(7), fbdev(4)

AUTHORS
       Authors	include: Gerd Knorr, based on the XF68_FBDev Server code (Mar-
       tin Schaller, Geert Uytterhoeven).



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