It seems like we can't have nice things, so let's just document the disappointing behaviour instead. Signed-off-by: Simon Ser <contact@xxxxxxxxxxx> Fixes: 2ac5ef3b2362 ("drm: document drm_mode_get_connector") Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Pekka Paalanen <ppaalanen@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ville Syrjala <ville.syrjala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h | 11 +++-------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h index b49fbf2bdc40..2e99f29d7f81 100644 --- a/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h +++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm_mode.h @@ -414,15 +414,10 @@ enum drm_mode_subconnector { * * If the @count_modes field is set to zero, the kernel will perform a forced * probe on the connector to refresh the connector status, modes and EDID. - * A forced-probe can be slow and the ioctl will block. A force-probe can cause - * flickering and temporary freezes, so it should not be performed - * automatically. + * A forced-probe can be slow and the ioctl will block. * - * User-space shouldn't need to force-probe connectors in general: the kernel - * will automatically take care of probing connectors that don't support - * hot-plug detection when appropriate. However, user-space may force-probe - * connectors on user request (e.g. clicking a "Scan connectors" button, or - * opening a UI to manage screens). + * User-space needs to force-probe connectors to ensure their metadata is + * up-to-date. */ struct drm_mode_get_connector { /** @encoders_ptr: Pointer to ``__u32`` array of object IDs. */ -- 2.29.2 _______________________________________________ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel