[PATCH] xdrm/i915: Respect HW RC6 states availability

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:31:01 -0700, Ben Widawsky <ben at bwidawsk.net> wrote:
> Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi at gmail.com> wrote:
> I like the direction this patch is going but I think it does limit
> people with knowledge might want to do (for instance, I ran with rc6
> on ILK just fine for quite a while).
> 
> How about we use add_taint instead, and a printk with KERN_WARNING for
> platforms which have known issues?

Good suggestion. I will definitely try to remember to apply this in
future. :)

I don't see anything wrong with allowing people to shoot themselves in
the foot (as they often have the habit of hitting the wrong one), just so
long as we are clear that it is not the default for a very good reason.
-Chris

-- 
Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre


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