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-rw-r--r--include/video.h3
-rw-r--r--include/video_console.h8
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/video.h b/include/video.h
index fd19723b1d2..c7afe22d823 100644
--- a/include/video.h
+++ b/include/video.h
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ enum video_format {
*
* @xsize: Number of pixel columns (e.g. 1366)
* @ysize: Number of pixels rows (e.g.. 768)
- * @rot: Display rotation (0=none, 1=90 degrees clockwise, etc.)
+ * @rot: Display rotation (0=none, 1=90 degrees clockwise, etc.). THis
+ * does not affect @xsize and @ysize
* @bpix: Encoded bits per pixel (enum video_log2_bpp)
* @format: Pixel format (enum video_format)
* @vidconsole_drv_name: Driver to use for the text console, NULL to
diff --git a/include/video_console.h b/include/video_console.h
index 8b5928dc5eb..723d2315606 100644
--- a/include/video_console.h
+++ b/include/video_console.h
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ enum {
* Drivers must set up @rows, @cols, @x_charsize, @y_charsize in their probe()
* method. Drivers may set up @xstart_frac if desired.
*
+ * Note that these values relate to the rotated console, so that an 80x25
+ * console which is rotated 90 degrees will have rows=80 and cols=25
+ *
+ * The xcur_frac and ycur values refer to the unrotated coordinates, that is
+ * xcur_frac always advances with each character, even if its limit might be
+ * vid_priv->ysize instead of vid_priv->xsize if the console is rotated 90 or
+ * 270 degrees.
+ *
* @sdev: stdio device, acting as an output sink
* @xcur_frac: Current X position, in fractional units (VID_TO_POS(x))
* @ycur: Current Y position in pixels (0=top)