linux-kernel - Re: Should asus-wmi provide a way to switch displays, and why video

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Date:	Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:24:02 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>
Cc:	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	linux acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Luming Yu <luming.yu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: Should asus-wmi provide a way to switch displays, and why
	video_output class is unused

Thought I'd replied to this already, but: Unless it's impossible for X 
and the kernel to handle enabling a display without this, don't bother. 
There's no reason for us to care about the combinations of outputs the
BIOS wants to support.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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