From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel Vetter Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/i915: Insert i915_preliminary_hw_support variable. Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:22:52 +0200 Message-ID: <20121017192252.GP5753@phenom.ffwll.local> References: <1350332183-1418-1-git-send-email-rodrigo.vivi@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail-we0-f177.google.com (mail-we0-f177.google.com [74.125.82.177]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 203BA9E709 for ; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:21:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-we0-f177.google.com with SMTP id u50so4774882wey.36 for ; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:21:51 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1350332183-1418-1-git-send-email-rodrigo.vivi@gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org Errors-To: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org To: Rodrigo Vivi Cc: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org List-Id: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 05:16:23PM -0300, Rodrigo Vivi wrote: > On the worst scenario, users with new hardwares and old kernel from enabling times can get black screens. > So, now on, this i915_perliminary_hw_support variable shall be used by all upcoming platforms that are still under enabling. > > Although it is uncomfortable for developers use this extra variable it brings more stability for end users. > > Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Vivi Merged, with the linewrap in the commit message fixed and the module param shrunk by the redudant i915_ prefix. Thanks, Daniel -- Daniel Vetter Software Engineer, Intel Corporation +41 (0) 79 365 57 48 - http://blog.ffwll.ch