viafb: add X server compatibility mode
This patch adds a config option to be compatible with X servers like
OpenChrome. This is required as for example the X server does not
handle things like disabled IGAs/PLLs resulting in a potential
freeze on X startup. With this option disabled we can provide some
nice features like power management and not reinitializing the
hardware on every mode switch (taking long time, causing flickering).
Signed-off-by: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 6bafb51b..4923b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -1607,6 +1607,17 @@
correct output device configuration.
Its use is strongly discouraged.
+config FB_VIA_X_COMPATIBILITY
+ bool "X server compatibility"
+ depends on FB_VIA
+ default n
+ help
+ This option reduces the functionality (power saving, ...) of the
+ framebuffer to avoid negative impact on the OpenChrome X server.
+ If you use any X server other than fbdev you should enable this
+ otherwise it should be safe to disable it and allow using all
+ features.
+
endif
config FB_NEOMAGIC