fb_bitfield

Description

Bit field, used to set the pixel format. This is a native struct of the Linux FrameBuffer.

Prototype

struct fb_bitfield {
    __u32 offset;           /* beginning of bitfield    */
    __u32 length;           /* length of bitfield       */
    __u32 msb_right;        /* != 0 : Most significant bit is */ 
                            /* right */ 
};

Members

Member	Description
offset	Offset of the color component.
length	Number of bits occupied by each color component.
msb_right	0: The MSB is on the leftmost bit. Non-zero: The MSB is the rightmost bit.

Parent topic: HiFB for Managing Overlaid Graphics Layers