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KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) allows setting the display resolution in kernel space instead of userspace. It allows setting native screen resolutions early in the startup process and can reduce flickering, both when booting up and when switching ttys.

Intel: See Intel_Video#Kernel_Modesetting_(KMS)
Radeon: See Radeon_Video#Kernel_Modesetting_(KMS)
Nouveau: See Nouveau_Video#Kernel_Modesetting_(KMS)
nVidia: Todo: Find out how KMS works with nVidia drivers

Kernel mode setting archlinux.org

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