[PATCH] fbdev: Make BIOS EDID reading configurable

DDC reading via the Video BIOS may take several tens of seconds with some
combination of display cards and monitors.

Make this option configurable.  It defaults to `y' to minimise disruption.

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/video.S b/arch/i386/boot/video.S
index 2ac40c8244c4..0000a2674537 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/video.S
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/video.S
@@ -1924,6 +1924,7 @@ skip10:	movb	%ah, %al
         ret
 
 store_edid:
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_FIRMWARE_EDID
         pushw   %es                             # just save all registers
         pushw   %ax
         pushw   %bx
@@ -1954,6 +1955,7 @@ store_edid:
         popw    %bx
         popw    %ax
         popw    %es
+#endif
         ret
 
 # VIDEO_SELECT-only variables