1. 01 Mar, 2010 1 commit
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      vga_switcheroo: initial implementation (v15) · 6a9ee8af
      Dave Airlie authored
      Many new laptops now come with 2 gpus, one to be used for low power
      modes and one for gaming/on-ac applications. These GPUs are typically
      wired to the laptop panel and VGA ports via a multiplexer unit which
      is controlled via ACPI methods.
      
      4 combinations of systems typically exist - with 2 ACPI methods.
      Intel/ATI - Lenovo W500/T500 - use ATPX ACPI method
      ATI/ATI - some ASUS - use ATPX ACPI Method
      Intel/Nvidia - - use _DSM ACPI method
      Nvidia/Nvidia -  - use _DSM ACPI method.
      
      TODO:
      This patch adds support for the ATPX method and initial bits
      for the _DSM methods that need to written by someone with
      access to the hardware.
      Add a proper non-debugfs interface - need to get some proper
      testing first.
      
      v2: add power up/down support for both devices
      on W500 puts i915/radeon into D3 and cuts power to radeon.
      
      v3: redo probing methods, no DMI list, drm devices call to
      register with switcheroo, it tries to find an ATPX method on
      any device and once there is two devices + ATPX it inits the
      switcher.
      
      v4: ATPX msg handling using buffers - should work on more machines
      
      v5: rearchitect after more mjg59 discussion - move ATPX handling to
          radeon driver.
      
      v6: add file headers + initial nouveau bits (to be filled out).
      
      v7: merge delayed switcher code.
      
      v8: avoid suspend/resume of gpu that is off
      
      v9: rearchitect - mjg59 is always right. - move all ATPX code to
      radeon, should allow simpler DSM also proper ATRM handling
      
      v10: add ATRM support for radeon BIOS, add mutex to lock vgasr_priv
      
      v11: fix bug in resuming Intel for 2nd time.
      
      v12: start fixing up nvidia code blindly.
      
      v13: blindly guess at finishing nvidia code
      
      v14: remove radeon audio hacks - fix up intel resume more like upstream
      
      v15: clean up printks + remove unnecessary igd/dis pointers
      
      mount debugfs
      
      /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch - should exist if ATPX detected
       + 2 cards.
      
      DIS - immediate change to discrete
      IGD - immediate change to IGD
      DDIS - delayed change to discrete
      DIGD - delayed change to IGD
      ON - turn on not in use
      OFF - turn off not in use
      
      Tested on W500 (Intel/ATI) and T500 (Intel/ATI)
      Signed-off-by: default avatarDave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
      6a9ee8af
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