= The Frame Buffer Device API in the Linux Kernel documentation
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https://docs.kernel.org/fb/api.html
Primary kernel-interface documentation, §2 Types and visuals (packed pixels, padding and formats); §3 Screen information, fb_fix_screeninfo.line_length in bytes; §4 Format configuration. Related primary introduction https://docs.kernel.org/fb/framebuffer.html §§0–1 describes graphics-memory access. Documentation distinguishes recommended behavior from driver variation; no API-specific promise applied to all graphics interfaces.
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