[Intel-gfx] [RFC][PATCH 0/2] drm: PATH prop for all connectors?

[Pekka Paalanen]

On Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:59:58 +0000
"Li, Sun peng (Leo)" <Sunpeng.Li at amd.com> wrote:

> On 2019-07-11 3:29 a.m., Pekka Paalanen wrote:
> > Wait, one can write udev rules for connectors and stuff?
> > How? What can they do?  
> 
> I was using it to generate user-friendly device names for the mst aux
> implementation:
> https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/315900/?series=63237&rev=2

Hi,

what is that device node used for?

Are the "by-path" symlinks to help a display server associate the
right device node with the right DRM KMS connector resource?

The patch commit message did not explain what the names are
actually used for.


Thanks,
pq
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 833 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/attachments/20190801/85629cb5/attachment.sig>