[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] gpu/drm/i915: Add a blacklist to omit modeset on LID open

[Thomas Bächler]

On some machines (currently only the Toshiba Tecra A11 is known), the GPU
locks up when modeset is forced on LID open. This patch adds a new DMI
blacklist and omits modesetting for all matches.

Fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15550
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index 6a1accd..432b867 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -599,6 +599,26 @@ static int intel_lvds_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int intel_no_modeset_on_lid_dmi_callback(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
+{
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Skipping forced modeset for %s\n", id->ident);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* These systems claim to have LVDS, but really don't */
+static const struct dmi_system_id intel_no_modeset_on_lid[] = {
+	{
+		.callback = intel_no_modeset_on_lid_dmi_callback,
+		.ident = "Toshiba Tecra A11",
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "TOSHIBA"),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "TECRA A11"),
+		},
+	},
+
+	{ }	/* terminating entry */
+};
+
 /*
  * Lid events. Note the use of 'modeset_on_lid':
  *  - we set it on lid close, and reset it on open
@@ -622,6 +642,9 @@ static int intel_lid_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	 */
 	if (connector)
 		connector->status = connector->funcs->detect(connector);
+	/* Don't force modeset on machines where it causes a GPU lockup */
+	if (dmi_check_system(intel_no_modeset_on_lid))
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
 	if (!acpi_lid_open()) {
 		dev_priv->modeset_on_lid = 1;
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
-- 
1.7.1