From f462ed939de67c20528bc08f11d2fc4f2d59c0d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Garrett Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:58:53 -0400 Subject: 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. Additionally, set this flag in the UEFI stub code. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett Acked-by: Peter Jones Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming --- drivers/video/efifb.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'drivers/video') diff --git a/drivers/video/efifb.c b/drivers/video/efifb.c index b4a632ada401..932abaa58a89 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; -- cgit v1.2.1