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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig index 06a0ca157e89..e4f4d2e3fdfe 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig @@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ config DRM_I915_FORCE_PROBE This is the default value for the i915.force_probe module parameter. Using the module parameter overrides this option. - Force probe the i915 for Intel graphics devices that are - recognized but not properly supported by this kernel version. It is - recommended to upgrade to a kernel version with proper support as soon - as it is available. + Force probe the i915 driver for Intel graphics devices that are + recognized but not properly supported by this kernel version. Force + probing an unsupported device taints the kernel. It is recommended to + upgrade to a kernel version with proper support as soon as it is + available. It can also be used to block the probe of recognized and fully supported devices. @@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ config DRM_I915_FORCE_PROBE Use "<pci-id>[,<pci-id>,...]" to force probe the i915 for listed devices. For example, "4500" or "4500,4571". - Use "*" to force probe the driver for all known devices. + Use "*" to force probe the driver for all known devices. Not + recommended. Use "!" right before the ID to block the probe of the device. For example, "4500,!4571" forces the probe of 4500 and blocks the probe of |