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authorDaniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>2021-12-09 09:31:44 +0100
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Merge tag 'drm-misc-next-2021-11-29' of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm/drm-misc into drm-next
drm-misc-next for 5.17: UAPI Changes: Cross-subsystem Changes: * Move 'nomodeset' kernel boot option into DRM subsystem Core Changes: * Replace several DRM_*() logging macros with drm_*() equivalents * panel: Add quirk for Lenovo Yoga Book X91F/L * ttm: Documentation fixes Driver Changes: * Cleanup nomodeset handling in drivers * Fixes * bridge/anx7625: Fix reading EDID; Fix error code * bridge/megachips: Probe both bridges before registering * vboxvideo: Fix ERR_PTR usage Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/YaSVz15Q7dAlEevU@linux-uq9g.fritz.box
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@@ -3545,6 +3545,13 @@
shutdown the other cpus. Instead use the REBOOT_VECTOR
irq.
+ nomodeset Disable kernel modesetting. DRM drivers will not perform
+ display-mode changes or accelerated rendering. Only the
+ system framebuffer will be available for use if this was
+ set-up by the firmware or boot loader.
+
+ Useful as fallback, or for testing and debugging.
+
nomodule Disable module load
nopat [X86] Disable PAT (page attribute table extension of