[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 3/4] drm/i915: use ACPI LID status for LVDS ->detect hook

[Matthew Garrett]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 03:11:25PM -0700, Jesse Barnes wrote:
> We can't load or hotplug detect LVDS like we can other outputs, but if
> there's a lid device present we can use it as a proxy.  This allows the
> LFP state to be determined at ->detect time, making configurations
> requiring manual intervention today "just work" assuming the lid device
> status is correct.

I'm a bit unhappy with this appearing to be generic functionality but 
ending up implemented in the driver rather than in the KMS core. If this 
is going in then can we at least document this behaviour and that other 
KMS drivers are expected to implement it?

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59 at srcf.ucam.org