linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gma500: Skip bogus LVDS VBT mode and check for LVDS before adding backlight

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Message-ID: <20110511210139.4a7dc6b4@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 11 May 2011 21:01:39 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Patrik Jakobsson <patrik.r.jakobsson@...il.com>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>, greg@...ah.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gma500: Skip bogus LVDS VBT mode and check for LVDS
 before adding backlight

> Backlight is only disabled in case no LVDS modes can be found. And in that
> case, no LVDS connector gets added. Am I understanding you correctly if
> "in theory" means LVDS can be hotplugged? In that case we have to call
> psb_intel_lvds_init when hotplug occurs so the output gets added. If so, we
> should put psb_backlight_init() there.

I'm not sure anyone would have a reason to so I don't think anything
needs doing but tagging it as a /* FIXME */ to check and sort out
eventually.

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