On vmware there is a daemon telling the KMS system about the GUI layout.
Typically it talks to the X server but in the absence of an X server or if
there are multiple, it wants to talk directly to the vmwgfx kernel module.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom at vmware.com>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 1ca9037..6cbb7d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc vmw_ioctls[] = {
DRM_MASTER | DRM_AUTH),
VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_UPDATE_LAYOUT,
vmw_kms_update_layout_ioctl,
- DRM_MASTER),
+ DRM_MASTER | DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW),
VMW_IOCTL_DEF(VMW_CREATE_SHADER,
vmw_shader_define_ioctl,
DRM_AUTH | DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
--
2.5.0
