diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/1024x768.S b/Documentation/EDID/1024x768.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b486fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/1024x768.S
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+   1024x768.S: EDID data set for standard 1024x768 60 Hz monitor
+
+   Copyright (C) 2011 Carsten Emde <C.Emde@osadl.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA.
+*/
+
+/* EDID */
+#define VERSION 1
+#define REVISION 3
+
+/* Display */
+#define CLOCK 65000 /* kHz */
+#define XPIX 1024
+#define YPIX 768
+#define XY_RATIO XY_RATIO_4_3
+#define XBLANK 320
+#define YBLANK 38
+#define XOFFSET 8
+#define XPULSE 144
+#define YOFFSET (63+3)
+#define YPULSE (63+6)
+#define DPI 72
+#define VFREQ 60 /* Hz */
+#define TIMING_NAME "Linux XGA"
+#define ESTABLISHED_TIMINGS_BITS 0x08 /* Bit 3 -> 1024x768 @60 Hz */
+#define HSYNC_POL 0
+#define VSYNC_POL 0
+#define CRC 0x55
+
+#include "edid.S"
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/1280x1024.S b/Documentation/EDID/1280x1024.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2799fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/1280x1024.S
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+   1280x1024.S: EDID data set for standard 1280x1024 60 Hz monitor
+
+   Copyright (C) 2011 Carsten Emde <C.Emde@osadl.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA.
+*/
+
+/* EDID */
+#define VERSION 1
+#define REVISION 3
+
+/* Display */
+#define CLOCK 108000 /* kHz */
+#define XPIX 1280
+#define YPIX 1024
+#define XY_RATIO XY_RATIO_5_4
+#define XBLANK 408
+#define YBLANK 42
+#define XOFFSET 48
+#define XPULSE 112
+#define YOFFSET (63+1)
+#define YPULSE (63+3)
+#define DPI 72
+#define VFREQ 60 /* Hz */
+#define TIMING_NAME "Linux SXGA"
+#define ESTABLISHED_TIMINGS_BITS 0x00 /* none */
+#define HSYNC_POL 1
+#define VSYNC_POL 1
+#define CRC 0xa0
+
+#include "edid.S"
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/1680x1050.S b/Documentation/EDID/1680x1050.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96f67ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/1680x1050.S
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+   1680x1050.S: EDID data set for standard 1680x1050 60 Hz monitor
+
+   Copyright (C) 2012 Carsten Emde <C.Emde@osadl.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA.
+*/
+
+/* EDID */
+#define VERSION 1
+#define REVISION 3
+
+/* Display */
+#define CLOCK 146250 /* kHz */
+#define XPIX 1680
+#define YPIX 1050
+#define XY_RATIO XY_RATIO_16_10
+#define XBLANK 560
+#define YBLANK 39
+#define XOFFSET 104
+#define XPULSE 176
+#define YOFFSET (63+3)
+#define YPULSE (63+6)
+#define DPI 96
+#define VFREQ 60 /* Hz */
+#define TIMING_NAME "Linux WSXGA"
+#define ESTABLISHED_TIMINGS_BITS 0x00 /* none */
+#define HSYNC_POL 1
+#define VSYNC_POL 1
+#define CRC 0x26
+
+#include "edid.S"
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/1920x1080.S b/Documentation/EDID/1920x1080.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ed5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/1920x1080.S
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+   1920x1080.S: EDID data set for standard 1920x1080 60 Hz monitor
+
+   Copyright (C) 2012 Carsten Emde <C.Emde@osadl.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA.
+*/
+
+/* EDID */
+#define VERSION 1
+#define REVISION 3
+
+/* Display */
+#define CLOCK 148500 /* kHz */
+#define XPIX 1920
+#define YPIX 1080
+#define XY_RATIO XY_RATIO_16_9
+#define XBLANK 280
+#define YBLANK 45
+#define XOFFSET 88
+#define XPULSE 44
+#define YOFFSET (63+4)
+#define YPULSE (63+5)
+#define DPI 96
+#define VFREQ 60 /* Hz */
+#define TIMING_NAME "Linux FHD"
+#define ESTABLISHED_TIMINGS_BITS 0x00 /* none */
+#define HSYNC_POL 1
+#define VSYNC_POL 1
+#define CRC 0x05
+
+#include "edid.S"
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/HOWTO.txt b/Documentation/EDID/HOWTO.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75a9f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/HOWTO.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+In the good old days when graphics parameters were configured explicitly
+in a file called xorg.conf, even broken hardware could be managed.
+
+Today, with the advent of Kernel Mode Setting, a graphics board is
+either correctly working because all components follow the standards -
+or the computer is unusable, because the screen remains dark after
+booting or it displays the wrong area. Cases when this happens are:
+- The graphics board does not recognize the monitor.
+- The graphics board is unable to detect any EDID data.
+- The graphics board incorrectly forwards EDID data to the driver.
+- The monitor sends no or bogus EDID data.
+- A KVM sends its own EDID data instead of querying the connected monitor.
+Adding the kernel parameter "nomodeset" helps in most cases, but causes
+restrictions later on.
+
+As a remedy for such situations, the kernel configuration item
+CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE was introduced. It allows to provide an
+individually prepared or corrected EDID data set in the /lib/firmware
+directory from where it is loaded via the firmware interface. The code
+(see drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c) contains built-in data sets for
+commonly used screen resolutions (1024x768, 1280x1024, 1680x1050,
+1920x1080) as binary blobs, but the kernel source tree does not contain
+code to create these data. In order to elucidate the origin of the
+built-in binary EDID blobs and to facilitate the creation of individual
+data for a specific misbehaving monitor, commented sources and a
+Makefile environment are given here.
+
+To create binary EDID and C source code files from the existing data
+material, simply type "make".
+
+If you want to create your own EDID file, copy the file 1024x768.S and
+replace the settings with your own data. The CRC value in the last line
+  #define CRC 0x55
+is a bit tricky. After a first version of the binary data set is
+created, it must be be checked with the "edid-decode" utility which will
+most probably complain about a wrong CRC. Fortunately, the utility also
+displays the correct CRC which must then be inserted into the source
+file. After the make procedure is repeated, the EDID data set is ready
+to be used.
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/Makefile b/Documentation/EDID/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17763ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+SOURCES	:= $(wildcard [0-9]*x[0-9]*.S)
+
+BIN	:= $(patsubst %.S, %.bin, $(SOURCES))
+
+IHEX	:= $(patsubst %.S, %.bin.ihex, $(SOURCES))
+
+CODE	:= $(patsubst %.S, %.c, $(SOURCES))
+
+all:	$(BIN) $(IHEX) $(CODE)
+
+clean:
+	@rm -f *.o *.bin.ihex *.bin *.c
+
+%.o:	%.S
+	@cc -c $^
+
+%.bin:	%.o
+	@objcopy -Obinary $^ $@
+
+%.bin.ihex:	%.o
+	@objcopy -Oihex $^ $@
+	@dos2unix $@ 2>/dev/null
+
+%.c:	%.bin
+	@echo "{" >$@; hexdump -f hex $^ >>$@; echo "};" >>$@
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/edid.S b/Documentation/EDID/edid.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea97ae27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/edid.S
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+/*
+   edid.S: EDID data template
+
+   Copyright (C) 2012 Carsten Emde <C.Emde@osadl.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA.
+*/
+
+
+/* Manufacturer */
+#define MFG_LNX1 'L'
+#define MFG_LNX2 'N'
+#define MFG_LNX3 'X'
+#define SERIAL 0
+#define YEAR 2012
+#define WEEK 5
+
+/* EDID 1.3 standard definitions */
+#define XY_RATIO_16_10	0b00
+#define XY_RATIO_4_3	0b01
+#define XY_RATIO_5_4	0b10
+#define XY_RATIO_16_9	0b11
+
+#define mfgname2id(v1,v2,v3) \
+	((((v1-'@')&0x1f)<<10)+(((v2-'@')&0x1f)<<5)+((v3-'@')&0x1f))
+#define swap16(v1) ((v1>>8)+((v1&0xff)<<8))
+#define msbs2(v1,v2) ((((v1>>8)&0x0f)<<4)+((v2>>8)&0x0f))
+#define msbs4(v1,v2,v3,v4) \
+	(((v1&0x03)>>2)+((v2&0x03)>>4)+((v3&0x03)>>6)+((v4&0x03)>>8))
+#define pixdpi2mm(pix,dpi) ((pix*25)/dpi)
+#define xsize pixdpi2mm(XPIX,DPI)
+#define ysize pixdpi2mm(YPIX,DPI)
+
+		.data
+
+/* Fixed header pattern */
+header:		.byte	0x00,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff,0x00
+
+mfg_id:		.word	swap16(mfgname2id(MFG_LNX1, MFG_LNX2, MFG_LNX3))
+
+prod_code:	.word	0
+
+/* Serial number. 32 bits, little endian. */
+serial_number:	.long	SERIAL
+
+/* Week of manufacture */
+week:		.byte	WEEK
+
+/* Year of manufacture, less 1990. (1990-2245)
+   If week=255, it is the model year instead */
+year:		.byte	YEAR-1990
+
+version:	.byte	VERSION 	/* EDID version, usually 1 (for 1.3) */
+revision:	.byte	REVISION	/* EDID revision, usually 3 (for 1.3) */
+
+/* If Bit 7=1	Digital input. If set, the following bit definitions apply:
+     Bits 6-1	Reserved, must be 0
+     Bit 0	Signal is compatible with VESA DFP 1.x TMDS CRGB,
+		  1 pixel per clock, up to 8 bits per color, MSB aligned,
+   If Bit 7=0	Analog input. If clear, the following bit definitions apply:
+     Bits 6-5	Video white and sync levels, relative to blank
+		  00=+0.7/-0.3 V; 01=+0.714/-0.286 V;
+		  10=+1.0/-0.4 V; 11=+0.7/0 V
+   Bit 4	Blank-to-black setup (pedestal) expected
+   Bit 3	Separate sync supported
+   Bit 2	Composite sync (on HSync) supported
+   Bit 1	Sync on green supported
+   Bit 0	VSync pulse must be serrated when somposite or
+		  sync-on-green is used. */
+video_parms:	.byte	0x6d
+
+/* Maximum horizontal image size, in centimetres
+   (max 292 cm/115 in at 16:9 aspect ratio) */
+max_hor_size:	.byte	xsize/10
+
+/* Maximum vertical image size, in centimetres.
+   If either byte is 0, undefined (e.g. projector) */
+max_vert_size:	.byte	ysize/10
+
+/* Display gamma, minus 1, times 100 (range 1.00-3.5 */
+gamma:		.byte	120
+
+/* Bit 7	DPMS standby supported
+   Bit 6	DPMS suspend supported
+   Bit 5	DPMS active-off supported
+   Bits 4-3	Display type: 00=monochrome; 01=RGB colour;
+		  10=non-RGB multicolour; 11=undefined
+   Bit 2	Standard sRGB colour space. Bytes 25-34 must contain
+		  sRGB standard values.
+   Bit 1	Preferred timing mode specified in descriptor block 1.
+   Bit 0	GTF supported with default parameter values. */
+dsp_features:	.byte	0xea
+
+/* Chromaticity coordinates. */
+/* Red and green least-significant bits
+   Bits 7-6	Red x value least-significant 2 bits
+   Bits 5-4	Red y value least-significant 2 bits
+   Bits 3-2	Green x value lst-significant 2 bits
+   Bits 1-0	Green y value least-significant 2 bits */
+red_green_lsb:	.byte	0x5e
+
+/* Blue and white least-significant 2 bits */
+blue_white_lsb:	.byte	0xc0
+
+/* Red x value most significant 8 bits.
+   0-255 encodes 0-0.996 (255/256); 0-0.999 (1023/1024) with lsbits */
+red_x_msb:	.byte	0xa4
+
+/* Red y value most significant 8 bits */
+red_y_msb:	.byte	0x59
+
+/* Green x and y value most significant 8 bits */
+green_x_y_msb:	.byte	0x4a,0x98
+
+/* Blue x and y value most significant 8 bits */
+blue_x_y_msb:	.byte	0x25,0x20
+
+/* Default white point x and y value most significant 8 bits */
+white_x_y_msb:	.byte	0x50,0x54
+
+/* Established timings */
+/* Bit 7	720x400 @ 70 Hz
+   Bit 6	720x400 @ 88 Hz
+   Bit 5	640x480 @ 60 Hz
+   Bit 4	640x480 @ 67 Hz
+   Bit 3	640x480 @ 72 Hz
+   Bit 2	640x480 @ 75 Hz
+   Bit 1	800x600 @ 56 Hz
+   Bit 0	800x600 @ 60 Hz */
+estbl_timing1:	.byte	0x00
+
+/* Bit 7	800x600 @ 72 Hz
+   Bit 6	800x600 @ 75 Hz
+   Bit 5	832x624 @ 75 Hz
+   Bit 4	1024x768 @ 87 Hz, interlaced (1024x768)
+   Bit 3	1024x768 @ 60 Hz
+   Bit 2	1024x768 @ 72 Hz
+   Bit 1	1024x768 @ 75 Hz
+   Bit 0	1280x1024 @ 75 Hz */
+estbl_timing2:	.byte	ESTABLISHED_TIMINGS_BITS
+
+/* Bit 7	1152x870 @ 75 Hz (Apple Macintosh II)
+   Bits 6-0 	Other manufacturer-specific display mod */
+estbl_timing3:	.byte	0x00
+
+/* Standard timing */
+/* X resolution, less 31, divided by 8 (256-2288 pixels) */
+std_xres:	.byte	(XPIX/8)-31
+/* Y resolution, X:Y pixel ratio
+   Bits 7-6	X:Y pixel ratio: 00=16:10; 01=4:3; 10=5:4; 11=16:9.
+   Bits 5-0	Vertical frequency, less 60 (60-123 Hz) */
+std_vres:	.byte	(XY_RATIO<<6)+VFREQ-60
+		.fill	7,2,0x0101	/* Unused */
+
+descriptor1:
+/* Pixel clock in 10 kHz units. (0.-655.35 MHz, little-endian) */
+clock:		.word	CLOCK/10
+
+/* Horizontal active pixels 8 lsbits (0-4095) */
+x_act_lsb:	.byte	XPIX&0xff
+/* Horizontal blanking pixels 8 lsbits (0-4095)
+   End of active to start of next active. */
+x_blk_lsb:	.byte	XBLANK&0xff
+/* Bits 7-4 	Horizontal active pixels 4 msbits
+   Bits 3-0	Horizontal blanking pixels 4 msbits */
+x_msbs:		.byte	msbs2(XPIX,XBLANK)
+
+/* Vertical active lines 8 lsbits (0-4095) */
+y_act_lsb:	.byte	YPIX&0xff
+/* Vertical blanking lines 8 lsbits (0-4095) */
+y_blk_lsb:	.byte	YBLANK&0xff
+/* Bits 7-4 	Vertical active lines 4 msbits
+   Bits 3-0 	Vertical blanking lines 4 msbits */
+y_msbs:		.byte	msbs2(YPIX,YBLANK)
+
+/* Horizontal sync offset pixels 8 lsbits (0-1023) From blanking start */
+x_snc_off_lsb:	.byte	XOFFSET&0xff
+/* Horizontal sync pulse width pixels 8 lsbits (0-1023) */
+x_snc_pls_lsb:	.byte	XPULSE&0xff
+/* Bits 7-4 	Vertical sync offset lines 4 lsbits -63)
+   Bits 3-0 	Vertical sync pulse width lines 4 lsbits -63) */
+y_snc_lsb:	.byte	((YOFFSET-63)<<4)+(YPULSE-63)
+/* Bits 7-6 	Horizontal sync offset pixels 2 msbits
+   Bits 5-4 	Horizontal sync pulse width pixels 2 msbits
+   Bits 3-2 	Vertical sync offset lines 2 msbits
+   Bits 1-0 	Vertical sync pulse width lines 2 msbits */
+xy_snc_msbs:	.byte	msbs4(XOFFSET,XPULSE,YOFFSET,YPULSE)
+
+/* Horizontal display size, mm, 8 lsbits (0-4095 mm, 161 in) */
+x_dsp_size:	.byte	xsize&0xff
+
+/* Vertical display size, mm, 8 lsbits (0-4095 mm, 161 in) */
+y_dsp_size:	.byte	ysize&0xff
+
+/* Bits 7-4 	Horizontal display size, mm, 4 msbits
+   Bits 3-0 	Vertical display size, mm, 4 msbits */
+dsp_size_mbsb:	.byte	msbs2(xsize,ysize)
+
+/* Horizontal border pixels (each side; total is twice this) */
+x_border:	.byte	0
+/* Vertical border lines (each side; total is twice this) */
+y_border:	.byte	0
+
+/* Bit 7 	Interlaced
+   Bits 6-5 	Stereo mode: 00=No stereo; other values depend on bit 0:
+   Bit 0=0: 01=Field sequential, sync=1 during right; 10=similar,
+     sync=1 during left; 11=4-way interleaved stereo
+   Bit 0=1 2-way interleaved stereo: 01=Right image on even lines;
+     10=Left image on even lines; 11=side-by-side
+   Bits 4-3 	Sync type: 00=Analog composite; 01=Bipolar analog composite;
+     10=Digital composite (on HSync); 11=Digital separate
+   Bit 2 	If digital separate: Vertical sync polarity (1=positive)
+   Other types: VSync serrated (HSync during VSync)
+   Bit 1 	If analog sync: Sync on all 3 RGB lines (else green only)
+   Digital: HSync polarity (1=positive)
+   Bit 0 	2-way line-interleaved stereo, if bits 4-3 are not 00. */
+features:	.byte	0x18+(VSYNC_POL<<2)+(HSYNC_POL<<1)
+
+descriptor2:	.byte	0,0	/* Not a detailed timing descriptor */
+		.byte	0	/* Must be zero */
+		.byte	0xff	/* Descriptor is monitor serial number (text) */
+		.byte	0	/* Must be zero */
+start1:		.ascii	"Linux #0"
+end1:		.byte	0x0a	/* End marker */
+		.fill	12-(end1-start1), 1, 0x20 /* Padded spaces */
+descriptor3:	.byte	0,0	/* Not a detailed timing descriptor */
+		.byte	0	/* Must be zero */
+		.byte	0xfd	/* Descriptor is monitor range limits */
+		.byte	0	/* Must be zero */
+start2:		.byte	VFREQ-1	/* Minimum vertical field rate (1-255 Hz) */
+		.byte	VFREQ+1	/* Maximum vertical field rate (1-255 Hz) */
+		.byte	(CLOCK/(XPIX+XBLANK))-1 /* Minimum horizontal line rate
+						    (1-255 kHz) */
+		.byte	(CLOCK/(XPIX+XBLANK))+1 /* Maximum horizontal line rate
+						    (1-255 kHz) */
+		.byte	(CLOCK/10000)+1	/* Maximum pixel clock rate, rounded up
+					   to 10 MHz multiple (10-2550 MHz) */
+		.byte	0	/* No extended timing information type */
+end2:		.byte	0x0a	/* End marker */
+		.fill	12-(end2-start2), 1, 0x20 /* Padded spaces */
+descriptor4:	.byte	0,0	/* Not a detailed timing descriptor */
+		.byte	0	/* Must be zero */
+		.byte	0xfc	/* Descriptor is text */
+		.byte	0	/* Must be zero */
+start3:		.ascii	TIMING_NAME
+end3:		.byte	0x0a	/* End marker */
+		.fill	12-(end3-start3), 1, 0x20 /* Padded spaces */
+extensions:	.byte	0	/* Number of extensions to follow */
+checksum:	.byte	CRC	/* Sum of all bytes must be 0 */
diff --git a/Documentation/EDID/hex b/Documentation/EDID/hex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8873ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/EDID/hex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"\t" 8/1 "0x%02x, " "\n"
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index d99fd9c..7f084b7 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -713,6 +713,21 @@
 			The filter can be disabled or changed to another
 			driver later using sysfs.
 
+	drm_kms_helper.edid_firmware=[<connector>:]<file>
+			Broken monitors, graphic adapters and KVMs may
+			send no or incorrect EDID data sets. This parameter
+			allows to specify an EDID data set in the
+			/lib/firmware directory that is used instead.
+			Generic built-in EDID data sets are used, if one of
+			edid/1024x768.bin, edid/1280x1024.bin,
+			edid/1680x1050.bin, or edid/1920x1080.bin is given
+			and no file with the same name exists. Details and
+			instructions how to build your own EDID data are
+			available in Documentation/EDID/HOWTO.txt. An EDID
+			data set will only be used for a particular connector,
+			if its name and a colon are prepended to the EDID
+			name.
+
 	dscc4.setup=	[NET]
 
 	earlycon=	[KNL] Output early console device and options.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 6b358d1..87ca18b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@
 	help
 	  FB and CRTC helpers for KMS drivers.
 
+config DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE
+	bool "Allow to specify an EDID data set instead of probing for it"
+	depends on DRM_KMS_HELPER
+	help
+	  Say Y here, if you want to use EDID data to be loaded from the
+	  /lib/firmware directory or one of the provided built-in
+	  data sets. This may be necessary, if the graphics adapter or
+	  monitor are unable to provide appropriate EDID data. Since this
+	  feature is provided as a workaround for broken hardware, the
+	  default case is N. Details and instructions how to build your own
+	  EDID data are given in Documentation/EDID/HOWTO.txt.
+
 config DRM_TTM
 	tristate
 	depends on DRM
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index 3b8be89..a858532 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 drm-usb-y   := drm_usb.o
 
 drm_kms_helper-y := drm_fb_helper.o drm_crtc_helper.o drm_dp_i2c_helper.o
+drm_kms_helper-$(CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE) += drm_edid_load.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER) += drm_kms_helper.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index d9d6684..8111889 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "drm_fourcc.h"
 #include "drm_crtc_helper.h"
 #include "drm_fb_helper.h"
+#include "drm_edid.h"
 
 static bool drm_kms_helper_poll = true;
 module_param_named(poll, drm_kms_helper_poll, bool, 0600);
@@ -118,7 +119,12 @@
 		goto prune;
 	}
 
-	count = (*connector_funcs->get_modes)(connector);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE
+	count = drm_load_edid_firmware(connector);
+	if (count == 0)
+#endif
+		count = (*connector_funcs->get_modes)(connector);
+
 	if (count == 0 && connector->status == connector_status_connected)
 		count = drm_add_modes_noedid(connector, 1024, 768);
 	if (count == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid.c
index 7ee7be1..7a1434a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid.c
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@
  * Sanity check the EDID block (base or extension).  Return 0 if the block
  * doesn't check out, or 1 if it's valid.
  */
-static bool
-drm_edid_block_valid(u8 *raw_edid)
+bool drm_edid_block_valid(u8 *raw_edid)
 {
 	int i;
 	u8 csum = 0;
@@ -203,6 +202,7 @@
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_edid_block_valid);
 
 /**
  * drm_edid_is_valid - sanity check EDID data
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da9acba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+/*
+   drm_edid_load.c: use a built-in EDID data set or load it via the firmware
+		    interface
+
+   Copyright (C) 2012 Carsten Emde <C.Emde@osadl.org>
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+   of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA.
+*/
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include "drmP.h"
+#include "drm_crtc.h"
+#include "drm_crtc_helper.h"
+#include "drm_edid.h"
+
+static char edid_firmware[PATH_MAX];
+module_param_string(edid_firmware, edid_firmware, sizeof(edid_firmware), 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(edid_firmware, "Do not probe monitor, use specified EDID blob "
+	"from built-in data or /lib/firmware instead. ");
+
+#define GENERIC_EDIDS 4
+static char *generic_edid_name[GENERIC_EDIDS] = {
+	"edid/1024x768.bin",
+	"edid/1280x1024.bin",
+	"edid/1680x1050.bin",
+	"edid/1920x1080.bin",
+};
+
+static u8 generic_edid[GENERIC_EDIDS][128] = {
+	{
+	0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00,
+	0x31, 0xd8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x05, 0x16, 0x01, 0x03, 0x6d, 0x23, 0x1a, 0x78,
+	0xea, 0x5e, 0xc0, 0xa4, 0x59, 0x4a, 0x98, 0x25,
+	0x20, 0x50, 0x54, 0x00, 0x08, 0x00, 0x61, 0x40,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x64, 0x19,
+	0x00, 0x40, 0x41, 0x00, 0x26, 0x30, 0x08, 0x90,
+	0x36, 0x00, 0x63, 0x0a, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e,
+	0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x23, 0x30, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfd, 0x00, 0x3b,
+	0x3d, 0x2f, 0x31, 0x07, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfc,
+	0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x58,
+	0x47, 0x41, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x55,
+	},
+	{
+	0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00,
+	0x31, 0xd8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x05, 0x16, 0x01, 0x03, 0x6d, 0x2c, 0x23, 0x78,
+	0xea, 0x5e, 0xc0, 0xa4, 0x59, 0x4a, 0x98, 0x25,
+	0x20, 0x50, 0x54, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x81, 0x80,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x30, 0x2a,
+	0x00, 0x98, 0x51, 0x00, 0x2a, 0x40, 0x30, 0x70,
+	0x13, 0x00, 0xbc, 0x63, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1e,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e,
+	0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x23, 0x30, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfd, 0x00, 0x3b,
+	0x3d, 0x3e, 0x40, 0x0b, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfc,
+	0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x53,
+	0x58, 0x47, 0x41, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0xa0,
+	},
+	{
+	0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00,
+	0x31, 0xd8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x05, 0x16, 0x01, 0x03, 0x6d, 0x2b, 0x1b, 0x78,
+	0xea, 0x5e, 0xc0, 0xa4, 0x59, 0x4a, 0x98, 0x25,
+	0x20, 0x50, 0x54, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xb3, 0x00,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x21, 0x39,
+	0x90, 0x30, 0x62, 0x1a, 0x27, 0x40, 0x68, 0xb0,
+	0x36, 0x00, 0xb5, 0x11, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1e,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e,
+	0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x23, 0x30, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfd, 0x00, 0x3b,
+	0x3d, 0x40, 0x42, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfc,
+	0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x57,
+	0x53, 0x58, 0x47, 0x41, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x00, 0x26,
+	},
+	{
+	0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00,
+	0x31, 0xd8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x05, 0x16, 0x01, 0x03, 0x6d, 0x32, 0x1c, 0x78,
+	0xea, 0x5e, 0xc0, 0xa4, 0x59, 0x4a, 0x98, 0x25,
+	0x20, 0x50, 0x54, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xd1, 0xc0,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01,
+	0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x02, 0x3a,
+	0x80, 0x18, 0x71, 0x38, 0x2d, 0x40, 0x58, 0x2c,
+	0x45, 0x00, 0xf4, 0x19, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1e,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e,
+	0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x23, 0x30, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfd, 0x00, 0x3b,
+	0x3d, 0x42, 0x44, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20,
+	0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfc,
+	0x00, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x75, 0x78, 0x20, 0x46,
+	0x48, 0x44, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x05,
+	},
+};
+
+static int edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, char *name,
+		     char *connector_name)
+{
+	const struct firmware *fw;
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	u8 *fwdata = NULL, *edid;
+	int fwsize, expected;
+	int builtin = 0, err = 0;
+	int i, valid_extensions = 0;
+
+	pdev = platform_device_register_simple(connector_name, -1, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdev)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to register EDID firmware platform device "
+		    "for connector \"%s\"\n", connector_name);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = request_firmware(&fw, name, &pdev->dev);
+	platform_device_unregister(pdev);
+
+	if (err) {
+		i = 0;
+		while (i < GENERIC_EDIDS && strcmp(name, generic_edid_name[i]))
+			i++;
+		if (i < GENERIC_EDIDS) {
+			err = 0;
+			builtin = 1;
+			fwdata = generic_edid[i];
+			fwsize = sizeof(generic_edid[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (err) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Requesting EDID firmware \"%s\" failed (err=%d)\n",
+		    name, err);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (fwdata == NULL) {
+		fwdata = (u8 *) fw->data;
+		fwsize = fw->size;
+	}
+
+	expected = (fwdata[0x7e] + 1) * EDID_LENGTH;
+	if (expected != fwsize) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Size of EDID firmware \"%s\" is invalid "
+		    "(expected %d, got %d)\n", name, expected, (int) fwsize);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto relfw_out;
+	}
+
+	edid = kmalloc(fwsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (edid == NULL) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto relfw_out;
+	}
+	memcpy(edid, fwdata, fwsize);
+
+	if (!drm_edid_block_valid(edid)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Base block of EDID firmware \"%s\" is invalid ",
+		    name);
+		kfree(edid);
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto relfw_out;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= edid[0x7e]; i++) {
+		if (i != valid_extensions + 1)
+			memcpy(edid + (valid_extensions + 1) * EDID_LENGTH,
+			    edid + i * EDID_LENGTH, EDID_LENGTH);
+		if (drm_edid_block_valid(edid + i * EDID_LENGTH))
+			valid_extensions++;
+	}
+
+	if (valid_extensions != edid[0x7e]) {
+		edid[EDID_LENGTH-1] += edid[0x7e] - valid_extensions;
+		DRM_INFO("Found %d valid extensions instead of %d in EDID data "
+		    "\"%s\" for connector \"%s\"\n", valid_extensions,
+		    edid[0x7e], name, connector_name);
+		edid[0x7e] = valid_extensions;
+		edid = krealloc(edid, (valid_extensions + 1) * EDID_LENGTH,
+		    GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (edid == NULL) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto relfw_out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	connector->display_info.raw_edid = edid;
+	DRM_INFO("Got %s EDID base block and %d extension%s from "
+	    "\"%s\" for connector \"%s\"\n", builtin ? "built-in" :
+	    "external", valid_extensions, valid_extensions == 1 ? "" : "s",
+	    name, connector_name);
+
+relfw_out:
+	release_firmware(fw);
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+int drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	char *connector_name = drm_get_connector_name(connector);
+	char *edidname = edid_firmware, *last, *colon;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (*edidname == '\0')
+		return ret;
+
+	colon = strchr(edidname, ':');
+	if (colon != NULL) {
+		if (strncmp(connector_name, edidname, colon - edidname))
+			return ret;
+		edidname = colon + 1;
+		if (*edidname == '\0')
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	last = edidname + strlen(edidname) - 1;
+	if (*last == '\n')
+		*last = '\0';
+
+	ret = edid_load(connector, edidname, connector_name);
+	if (ret)
+		return 0;
+
+	drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(connector,
+	    (struct edid *) connector->display_info.raw_edid);
+
+	return drm_add_edid_modes(connector, (struct edid *)
+	    connector->display_info.raw_edid);
+}
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 3401761..e250eda 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@
 				int hdisplay, int vdisplay);
 
 extern int drm_edid_header_is_valid(const u8 *raw_edid);
+extern bool drm_edid_block_valid(u8 *raw_edid);
 extern bool drm_edid_is_valid(struct edid *edid);
 struct drm_display_mode *drm_mode_find_dmt(struct drm_device *dev,
 					   int hsize, int vsize, int fresh);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_edid.h b/include/drm/drm_edid.h
index 74ce916..bcb9a66 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_edid.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_edid.h
@@ -238,5 +238,6 @@
 		      struct drm_display_mode *mode);
 struct drm_connector *drm_select_eld(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 				     struct drm_display_mode *mode);
+int drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector);
 
 #endif /* __DRM_EDID_H__ */