Linux内核修炼之framebuffer分析

Linux源码包中/document/fb/framebuffer.txt有如下介绍：

The frame buffer device provides an abstraction for the graphics hardware. It represents the frame buffer of some video hardware and allows application software to access the graphics hardware through a well-defined interface, so the software doesn't need to know anything about the low-level (hardware register) stuff.

Frame buffer机制为图形显示卡提供了一个抽象层。可以使得应用程序不用考虑底层硬件的实现细节而通过一些API接口即可访问到显示