From 403f3c92fdea994b62029fb79e2520a0d399704e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Engestrom Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 16:15:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] README: reflow the project description to improve readability Also, move the sentence about "who would use libdrm" into its own paragraph, as it is something people discovering libdrm will want to know. Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom Reviewed-by: Emil Velikov --- README.rst | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index f3df9ac1..e47cb241 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ libdrm - userspace library for drm +---------------------------------- -This is libdrm, a userspace library for accessing the DRM, direct -rendering manager, on Linux, BSD and other operating systems that -support the ioctl interface. The library provides wrapper functions -for the ioctls to avoid exposing the kernel interface directly, and -for chipsets with drm memory manager, support for tracking relocations -and buffers. libdrm is a low-level library, typically used by -graphics drivers such as the Mesa DRI drivers, the X drivers, libva -and similar projects. New functionality in the kernel DRM drivers -typically requires a new libdrm, but a new libdrm will always work -with an older kernel. +This is libdrm, a userspace library for accessing the DRM, direct rendering +manager, on Linux, BSD and other operating systems that support the ioctl +interface. +The library provides wrapper functions for the ioctls to avoid exposing the +kernel interface directly, and for chipsets with drm memory manager, support +for tracking relocations and buffers. +New functionality in the kernel DRM drivers typically requires a new libdrm, +but a new libdrm will always work with an older kernel. + +libdrm is a low-level library, typically used by graphics drivers such as +the Mesa drivers, the X drivers, libva and similar projects. Compiling