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initial output configuration.
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</para>
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<para>
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- Note that the tasks performed at driver load time must not
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- conflict with DRM client requirements. For instance, if user
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+ If compatibility is a concern (e.g. with drivers converted over
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+ to the new interfaces from the old ones), care must be taken to
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+ prevent device initialization and control that is incompatible with
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+ currently active userspace drivers. For instance, if user
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level mode setting drivers are in use, it would be problematic
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to perform output discovery & configuration at load time.
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Likewise, if user-level drivers unaware of memory management are
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@@ -279,11 +281,7 @@
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needs to be taken to keep both old and new applications and
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libraries working. The i915 driver supports the "modeset"
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module parameter to control whether advanced features are
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- enabled at load time or in legacy fashion. If compatibility is
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- a concern (e.g. with drivers converted over to the new interfaces
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- from the old ones), care must be taken to prevent device
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- initialization and control that is incompatible with
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- currently active userspace drivers.
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+ enabled at load time or in legacy fashion.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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