1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index a0d8daed2470..1ab6f687f640 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -1415,8 +1415,16 @@ intel_hdmi_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
                                 hdmi_to_dig_port(intel_hdmi));
         }
 
-        if (!live_status)
-                DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Live status not up!");
+        if (!live_status) {
+                DRM_DEBUG_KMS("HDMI live status down\n");
+                /*
+                 * Live status register is not reliable on all intel platforms.
+                 * So consider live_status only for certain platforms, for
+                 * others, read EDID to determine presence of sink.
+                 */
+                if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen < 7 || IS_IVYBRIDGE(dev_priv))
+                        live_status = true;
+        }
 
         intel_hdmi_unset_edid(connector);