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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/mali/mali400ko/driver/src/devicedrv/ump/readme.txt b/drivers/gpu/mali/mali400ko/driver/src/devicedrv/ump/readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c238cf0f2b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/gpu/mali/mali400ko/driver/src/devicedrv/ump/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Building the UMP Device Driver for Linux +---------------------------------------- + +Build the UMP Device Driver for Linux by running the following make command: + +KDIR=<kdir_path> CONFIG=<your_config> BUILD=<build_option> make + +where + kdir_path: Path to your Linux Kernel directory + your_config: Name of the sub-folder to find the required config.h file + ("arch-" will be prepended) + build_option: debug or release. Debug is default. + +The config.h contains following configuration parameters: + +ARCH_UMP_BACKEND_DEFAULT + 0 specifies the dedicated memory allocator. + 1 specifies the OS memory allocator. +ARCH_UMP_MEMORY_ADDRESS_DEFAULT + This is only required for the dedicated memory allocator, and specifies + the physical start address of the memory block reserved for UMP. +ARCH_UMP_MEMORY_SIZE_DEFAULT + This specified the size of the memory block reserved for UMP, or the + maximum limit for allocations from the OS. + +The result will be a ump.ko file, which can be loaded into the Linux kernel +by using the insmod command. The driver can also be built as a part of the +kernel itself. |