linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] apple-gmux: Fix index read functions

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Message-ID: <20120825175316.GA4292@polaris.bitmath.org>
Date:	Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:53:16 +0200
From:	"Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@...omail.se>
To:	Bernhard Froemel <bfroemel@...il.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bernhard Froemel <froemel@...rs.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] apple-gmux: Fix index read functions

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:30:48AM +0200, Bernhard Froemel wrote:
> From: Bernhard Froemel <froemel@...rs.tuwien.ac.at>
> 
> Study of Apple's binary driver revealed that the GMUX_READ_PORT should
> be written between calls to gmux_index_wait_ready and
> gmux_index_wait_complete (i.e., the new index protocol must be
> followed). If this is not done correctly, the indexed
> gmux device only partially accepts writes which lead to problems
> concerning GPU switching. Special thanks to Seth Forshee who helped
> greatly with identifying unnecessary changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernhard Froemel <froemel@...rs.tuwien.ac.at>
> ---

Hi Bernhard,

thanks for your patch, this works splendidly; I can resume and select
different screen resolutions using xrandr.

    Tested-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>

Henrik
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