On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 05:21:27AM +0000, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 08:43:51AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > New Revision: 335629 > > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/335629 > > > > > > Log: > > > vt: add option to ignore NO_VGA flag in ACPI > > > > > > To workaround buggy firmware that sets this flag when there's actually > > > a VGA present. > > > > > > Reported and tested by: Yasuhiro KIMURA <y...@utahime.org> > > > Sponsored by: Citrix Systems R&D > > > Reviewed by: kib > > > Differential revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16003 > > > > It is generally best to avoid double negatives, > > couldnt this of been better named? (hw.vga.acpi_force_vga) > > Yes please; I get constantly confused when calculating negatives and > often get them wrong.
This is specifically done to workaround a firmware bug where some buggy firmwares set the NO_VGA flag in ACPI. So the option does exactly what the name says, it ignores the NO_VGA flag in ACPI. IMO acpi_force_vga is not as descriptive as the current name. Roger. _______________________________________________ svn-src-all@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-all-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
