[Intel-gfx] Manual control of LVDS pixel formats and dual channel mode

[Mike Isely]

On Wed, 13 Apr 2011, Chris Wilson wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:27:18 -0500 (CDT), Mike Isely <isely at isely.net> wrote:
> > Keep in mind that if the probe action is returning wrong results, that's 
> > worse than no results.  This isn't a question about "supplying missing 
> > data" so much as it a case of "overriding bad data".  Without that fixed 
> > mode disabling ability, it is very possible that the panel will simply 
> > be set up wrong with a corrupted display, with no possible means for the 
> > user to repair the problem.  That's what led me to make the change, and 
> > that same change had been living peacefully in the userspace xorg 
> > driver, up until the point that UMS had been removed from it.  Right now 
> > without the ability to disable fixed mode there simply *is no* 
> > workaround.
> 
> Point taken. If we can't get a resolution on i915.lvds_fixed_mode= within
> the next week, let's focus on the workaround instead.
> -Chris

Sounds good.

The remaining updated patches look good as well.

  -Mike
   isely at pobox.com
   isely at isely.net


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