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Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:32:27 +0100 From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@...il.com> To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>, DRI mailing list <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [git pull] drm fixes On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 04:54, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote: > Why does that code need to figure out some LVDS clock from the BIOS? > Why can't the code look at the actual hardware state or similar, since > presumably the screen is on after boot. THAT we can rely on, since a > BIOS that doesn't initialize LVDS is not going to ever ship even as > pre-release. What if the system booted with it's display turned off? Like a closed laptop lid or disconnected monitor? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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