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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/acpi')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt b/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt index 22cb3091f297..effe7af3a5af 100644 --- a/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt +++ b/Documentation/acpi/acpi-lid.txt @@ -59,20 +59,28 @@ button driver uses the following 3 modes in order not to trigger issues. If the userspace hasn't been prepared to ignore the unreliable "opened" events and the unreliable initial state notification, Linux users can use the following kernel parameters to handle the possible issues: -A. button.lid_init_state=open: +A. button.lid_init_state=method: + When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver reports the + initial lid state using the returning value of the _LID control method + and whether the "opened"/"closed" events are paired fully relies on the + firmware implementation. + This option can be used to fix some platforms where the returning value + of the _LID control method is reliable but the initial lid state + notification is missing. + This option is the default behavior during the period the userspace + isn't ready to handle the buggy AML tables. +B. button.lid_init_state=open: When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver always reports the initial lid state as "opened" and whether the "opened"/"closed" events are paired fully relies on the firmware implementation. This may fix some platforms where the returning value of the _LID control method is not reliable and the initial lid state notification is missing. - This option is the default behavior during the period the userspace - isn't ready to handle the buggy AML tables. If the userspace has been prepared to ignore the unreliable "opened" events and the unreliable initial state notification, Linux users should always use the following kernel parameter: -B. button.lid_init_state=ignore: +C. button.lid_init_state=ignore: When this option is specified, the ACPI button driver never reports the initial lid state and there is a compensation mechanism implemented to ensure that the reliable "closed" notifications can always be delievered |