boot delay with drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware

[Jani Nikula]

On Wed, 14 Jan 2015, Robert Kuhn <spamhalde2 at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> using drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware the boot time is much longer (~1min)
> than without it. I attach the boot log ("drm.debug=0x06"), one time
> with drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware, one time without.
>
> What could be the problem?
>
> I am using Kernel 3.8.13-bone69 on a Beaglebone black. I
> used drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware before and never saw this issue.

Just a guess, kernel doesn't find the firmware and you fallback to user
mode helper, which is no longer supported by udev.

Try ensuring you have the path right, and disable FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
kernel config option.

HTH,
Jani.

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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center