@@ -2301,6 +2301,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister_backlight);
static int __init acpi_video_init(void)
{
+ /*
+ * Let the module load even if ACPI is disabled (e.g. due to
+ * a broken BIOS) so that i915.ko can still be loaded on such
+ * old systems without an AcpiOpRegion.
+ *
+ * acpi_video_register() will report -ENODEV later as well due
+ * to acpi_disabled when i915.ko tries to register itself afterwards.
+ */
+ if (acpi_disabled)
+ return 0;
+
dmi_check_system(video_dmi_table);
if (intel_opregion_present())
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled ACPI / video: Load the module even if ACPI is disabled to the linux-3.16.y-queue branch of the 3.16.y-ckt extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.16.y-queue This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.16.7-ckt9. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.16.y-ckt tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From 9491ccd652f3de5f7b1d966c939bdc2b191e3921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 10:41:37 +0000 Subject: ACPI / video: Load the module even if ACPI is disabled commit 6e17cb12881ba8d5e456b89f072dc6b70048af36 upstream. i915.ko depends upon the acpi/video.ko module and so refuses to load if ACPI is disabled at runtime if for example the BIOS is broken beyond repair. acpi/video provides an optional service for i915.ko and so we should just allow the modules to load, but do no nothing in order to let the machines boot correctly. Reported-by: Bill Augur <bill-auger@programmer.net> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com> Acked-by: Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@intel.com> [ rjw: Fixed up the new comment in acpi_video_init() ] Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- drivers/acpi/video.c | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)