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authorPaulo Zanoni <paulo.r.zanoni@intel.com>2012-04-13 10:27:01 -0300
committerDaniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>2012-04-13 15:48:08 +0200
commitfd585207961f9916e1603852a703d6c656604656 (patch)
tree1def1497697c58559cb482ade20fc6e5e70e9a7d /man
parentde9d98bb6e8736907458a28921aee5fcc507ca6d (diff)
Add tools/intel_infoframes
This is a command-line tool that allows us to display and modify the InfoFrames we send. v2: use argv instead of stdin Signed-off-by: Paulo Zanoni <paulo.r.zanoni@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
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diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
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--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ appman_PRE = \
intel_error_decode.man \
intel_gpu_top.man \
intel_gtt.man \
+ intel_infoframes.man \
intel_lid.man \
intel_panel_fitter.man \
intel_reg_dumper.man \
diff --git a/man/intel_infoframes.man b/man/intel_infoframes.man
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/intel_infoframes.man
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere.
+.ds q \N'34'
+.TH intel_infoframes __appmansuffix__ __xorgversion__
+.SH NAME
+intel_infoframes \- View and change HDMI InfoFrames
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B intel_infoframes
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B intel_infoframes
+is a tool to view and change the HDMI InfoFrames sent by the GPU. Its main
+purpose is to be used as a debugging tool. In some cases (e.g., when
+changing modes) the Kernel will undo the changes made by this tool.
+
+Descriptions of the InfoFrame fields can be found on the HDMI and CEA-861
+specifications.
+
+Use the
+.B -h
+or
+.B --help
+options to learn how to use the command
+.SH LIMITATIONS
+Not all HDMI monitors respect the InfoFrames sent to them. Only Iron Lake
+or newer hardware is supported yet.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+HDMI specification, CEA-861 specification.