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@@ -24,18 +24,33 @@ The basic build procedure is as follows: `<build_dir>` can be any directory name, but `build` is commonly used. -## Running +## Configuration -Once installed, running the following command will start the DRM Lease Manager daemon +The drm-lease-manager configuration file allows the user to specify the mapping +of DRM connectors to DRM leases. The location of the configuration file can +be specified with the `--config` command line option. - drm-lease-manager [<path DRM device>] +The configuration file consists of a list of lease definitions, containing a name +of the lease and a list of the included connector names. -If no DRM device is specified, `/dev/dri/card0` will be used. -More detailed options can be displayed by specifying the `-h` flag. +Each list entry is of the following form: -### Lease naming +```toml +[[lease]] +name="My lease" +connectors=["connector 1", "connector 2"] +``` +* Note: quotes around all string values are mandatory. + +This will create a lease named `My lease` and add the two connectors `connector 1` and +`connector 2` to the lease. +If there is no connector with either of the names exists on the system, that name +will be omitted from the lease. -One DRM lease will be created for each connector on the DRM device (up to the number of available CRTCs). +### Default configuration + +If no configuration file is specified one DRM lease will be created for each connector +on the DRM device (up to the number of available CRTCs). The names of the DRM leases will have the following pattern: @@ -44,6 +59,15 @@ The names of the DRM leases will have the following pattern: So, for example, a DRM lease for the first LVDS device on the device `/dev/dri/card0` would be named `card0-LVDS-1`. +## Running + +Once installed, running the following command will start the DRM Lease Manager daemon + + drm-lease-manager [<path DRM device>] + +If no DRM device is specified, `/dev/dri/card0` will be used. +More detailed options can be displayed by specifying the `-h` flag. + ### Dynamic lease transfer When `drm-lease-manager` is started with the `-t` option, the |