Re: [git pull] drm fixes

Alex Riesen
2010-12-23T09:32:30Z

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 04:54, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> Why does that code need to figure out some LVDS clock from the BIOS?
> Why can't the code look at the actual hardware state or similar, since
> presumably the screen is on after boot. THAT we can rely on, since a
> BIOS that doesn't initialize LVDS is not going to ever ship even as
> pre-release.

What if the system booted with it's display turned off? Like a closed
laptop lid or disconnected monitor?