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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?
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