Re: [PATCH] DRM: add missing pci_enable_device()

[Jon Smirl]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:22:48 +0100, Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mer, 2004-09-15 at 00:41, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > pci_enable/disable_device are correct in the dyn-minor patch. They
> > also appear to correct in the currently checked in DRM cvs. If fbdev
> > is loaded DRM does not do pci_enable/disable_device. It is assumed
> > that these calls are handled by the fbdev device.
> 
> If you are calling pci_disable_device at all in the fb driver or DRI
> driver it is wrong, always wrong, always will be wrong for the main
> head. The video device is almost unique in that when you unload all
> the video drivers vgacon still owns and is using it. On some devices
> that needs PCI master enabled because of internal magic (like
> rendering text modes from the bios via SMM traps)
> 

How do I trigger this mode on a card supported by DRM so that we can test it?

-- 
Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/