linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] drm/i915/display: Disable display for iMac's

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Message-Id: <40497cd8-b8c7-42bd-a176-96f38b994dc4@app.fastmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:12:21 +0100
From: "Ard Biesheuvel" <ardb@...nel.org>
To: "Atharva Tiwari" <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@...il.com>
Cc: "Jani Nikula" <jani.nikula@...el.com>,
 "Jani Nikula" <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
 "Rodrigo Vivi" <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] drm/i915/display: Disable display for iMac's



On Tue, 3 Feb 2026, at 08:31, Atharva Tiwari wrote:
> Disable display on iMacs, as they can't do link training
> on the internal display.
>
> (tested on iMac20,1)
>

How will you use the iMac if you disable the display?

If this is not in fact what you are doing, please explain in the commit log what exactly you are disabling and why.