linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] retrieve VBE EDID/DDC info independent of used video mode

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Date:	Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:15:34 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...too.org>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zwane@...radead.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] retrieve VBE EDID/DDC info independent of used video
 mode

Daniel Drake wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> You're complaining that we didn't query EDID when you *explicitly* asked
>> us not to.  This is not a bug!
> 
> I see -- I didn't realise CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID was one of options that
> you shouldn't disable unless you have a good reason. Thanks for the
> explanation.
> 
> So, 2.6.22-rc6-mm1 should work fine with CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID=y, or are
> further patches needed?
> 

It should, yes.

	-hpa
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