[linux-yocto] [kernel-cache][yocto-4.12][V2][PATCH 1/1] features/i915/i915.cfg: compile i915 as a module

[Cal Sullivan]

Could this be merged into 4.9 as well?

Thanks,
Cal

On 12/07/2017 02:36 AM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On 12/06/2017 11:27 PM, Liwei Song wrote:
>> Set i915 as a module to trigger the firmware load
>> at the same time the module is loaded.
>>
>> This can avoid a timing problem between the driver starting
>> and it triggering a firmware load, after compile it as module
>> i915 driver will start after the rootfs is ready, then the
>> firmware store in /lib/firmware/ can be load successful by
>> i915 driver.
>>
>
> merged.
>
> Bruce
>
>> Signed-off-by: Liwei Song <liwei.song at windriver.com>
>> ---
>>   features/i915/i915.cfg | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/features/i915/i915.cfg b/features/i915/i915.cfg
>> index 6dcc60f2dfc7..60cb963e014b 100644
>> --- a/features/i915/i915.cfg
>> +++ b/features/i915/i915.cfg
>> @@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_AGP=y
>>   CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
>>   CONFIG_DRM=y
>>   CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=y
>> -CONFIG_DRM_I915=y
>> +CONFIG_DRM_I915=m
>>   CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER=y
>>   CONFIG_DRM_I915_ALPHA_SUPPORT=y
>>
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