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

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 2017-12-08 5:25 PM, Cal Sullivan wrote:
> Could this be merged into 4.9 as well?

I had to do the minor fixup, but it is now in 4.9 as well.

Bruce

> 
> 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
>>>
>>
>