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fix(qt): clarify deprecation notice
The linuxfb platform isn't being deprecated but the default rendering mode is. Right now this requires defining an additional environment variable to work around. Signed-off-by: Randolph Sapp <rs@ti.com>
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source/linux/Foundational_Components/Graphics/Common/QT_Graphics_Framework.rst

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@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ use ``-platform`` option to specify the desired QPA as ``linuxfb`` or ``eglfs``.
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.. note::
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The ``linuxfb`` interface is deprecated and requires switching the display
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into "legacy" framebuffer mode.
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The ``fbdev`` interface used by default in the ``linuxfb`` platform is
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deprecated. The platform can use `Dumb-Buffer`_ allocations and required
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components of the new KMS interface while still using the same software
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rendering techniques. See ``QT_QPA_FB_DRM`` in the upstream documentation at:
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https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/embedded-linux.html#linuxfb
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.. _Dumb-Buffer: https://man.archlinux.org/man/drm-memory.7.en#Dumb-Buffers
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