Video PM methods

[Danny Kukawka]

On Friday 28 April 2006 11:02, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 10:53:08AM +0200, Danny Kukawka wrote:
> > I would do this for all kind of intel 855GM or any other of the intel
> > cards. This is not needed for all of them. This base on the machine (and
> > also the bios version) and not on the graphic chip. I have seen several
> > machines where this is not needed. In fact you need this only on some
> > special machines. If this go in HAL we need to list this special effected
> > machines (as you e.g. can find in s2ram) and not the graphic card.

> I'm not entirely clear on what you mean by "this" here, but most
> Intel-based machines need some degree of poking in order to make the
> screen come back. 

This mean: allow use vbetool/add this methode on each intel chip.

> The "right" way to do this is probably to have the 
> default be POSTing and then restoring the VBE state, and then allow that
> to be overridden by FDI files.

No. We should only add the devices/machines wich need a workaround instead of 
add this methodes by default and disallow/remove/blacklist machines where 
this is not needed or break something. 

Danny