[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 2/2] drm: record monitor status in output_poll_execute

[Florian Mickler]

On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:08:18 -0800
Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:27:43 +0100, Florian Mickler <florian at mickler.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:45:59 -0800
> > Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > In order to correctly report monitor connected status changes, the
> > > previous monitor status must be recorded in the connector->status
> > > value instead of being discarded.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com>
> > 
> > Keith, am I right to assume that these address 
> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22672
> > and probably:
> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23472
> 
> Yes, this is part of the patch for that. The other piece is in the 2D
> driver which has a matching bug. That patch is already on master.
> 

Does that mean that the kernel regression will not be
fixed/worked-around for old userspace? 

Regards,
Flo