On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 04:54, Linus Torvalds <torvalds at linux-foundation.org> wrote: > Why does that code need to figure out some LVDS clock from the BIOS? > Why can't the code look at the actual hardware state or similar, since > presumably the screen is on after boot. THAT we can rely on, since a > BIOS that doesn't initialize LVDS is not going to ever ship even as > pre-release.
What if the system booted with it's display turned off? Like a closed laptop lid or disconnected monitor?