commit 9b989ae8a30f5a430fabbf911e0643bca96c3fd1 Author: Matthew Garrett Date: Thu Apr 26 17:35:58 2012 -0400 efifb: Skip DMI checks if the bootloader knows what it's doing The majority of the DMI checks in efifb are for cases where the bootloader has provided invalid information. However, on some machines the overrides may do more harm than good due to configuration differences between machines with the same machine identifier. It turns out that it's possible for the bootloader to get the correct information on GOP-based systems, but we can't guarantee that the kernel's being booted with one that's been updated to do so. Add support for a capabilities flag that can be set by the bootloader, and skip the DMI checks in that case. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c index b4a632a..932abaa 100644 --- a/drivers/video/efifb.c +++ b/drivers/video/efifb.c @@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ static int __init efifb_init(void) int ret; char *option = NULL; - dmi_check_system(dmi_system_table); + if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI || + !(screen_info.capabilities & VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS)) + dmi_check_system(dmi_system_table); if (screen_info.orig_video_isVGA != VIDEO_TYPE_EFI) return -ENODEV; diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h index 899fbb4..fb3c5a8 100644 --- a/include/linux/screen_info.h +++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h @@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct screen_info { #define VIDEO_FLAGS_NOCURSOR (1 << 0) /* The video mode has no cursor set */ +#define VIDEO_CAPABILITY_SKIP_QUIRKS (1 << 0) + #ifdef __KERNEL__ extern struct screen_info screen_info;