On 10/27/17 04:19, Max Staudt wrote: > On 10/25/2017 07:43 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 10/25/17 05:46, Max Staudt wrote: >>> Signed-off-by: Max Staudt <msta...@suse.de> >>> Reviewed-by: Oliver Neukum <oneu...@suse.com> >>> --- >>> Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt | 169 >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> 1 file changed, 169 insertions(+) >>> create mode 100644 Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt >>> >>> diff --git a/Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt >>> b/Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt >>> new file mode 100644 >>> index 000000000000..e2b7c956e6c2 >>> --- /dev/null >>> +++ b/Documentation/fb/bootsplash.txt >>> @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ >>> + >>> +Bootsplash file format >>> +======================= >>> + >>> +A file specified in the kernel configuration as CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH_FILE or >>> +specified on the command line as bootsplash.filename will be loaded and >>> +displayed as soon as fbcon is initialized. >> >> How do you create or edit such a file? Do you have a program especially for >> this? Hopefully not just a hex editor... > > Very good question. > > I definitely already have a primitive tool for this. However I'm unsure where > to put it - it's a fairly low-level tool, so should I add it to the kernel > tree?
maybe in $kernel/tools/ > How about bootsplash_file.h - I guess I should I move it to > include/uapi/linux/ so external tools can use it? That sounds correct. thanks. -- ~Randy
