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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/arm/utgard/readme.txt b/drivers/gpu/arm/utgard/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6785ac933b38 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/gpu/arm/utgard/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Building the Mali Device Driver for Linux +----------------------------------------- + +Build the Mali Device Driver for Linux by running the following make command: + +KDIR=<kdir_path> USING_UMP=<ump_option> BUILD=<build_option> make + +where + kdir_path: Path to your Linux Kernel directory + ump_option: 1 = Enable UMP support(*) + 0 = disable UMP support + build_option: debug = debug build of driver + release = release build of driver + +(*) For newer Linux Kernels, the Module.symvers file for the UMP device driver + must be available. The UMP_SYMVERS_FILE variable in the Makefile should + point to this file. This file is generated when the UMP driver is built. + +The result will be a mali.ko file, which can be loaded into the Linux kernel +by using the insmod command. + +Use of UMP is not recommended. The dma-buf API in the Linux kernel has +replaced UMP. The Mali Device Driver will be built with dma-buf support if the +kernel config includes enabled dma-buf. + +The kernel needs to be provided with a platform_device struct for the Mali GPU +device. See the mali_utgard.h header file for how to set up the Mali GPU +resources. |