[PATCH 08/13] platform/apple-gmux: Add documentation about iMacs

From: Atharva Tiwari

Date: Sun Oct 25 2026 - 00:04:01 EST


Add documentation about iMacs

Signed-off-by: Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c b/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c
index dda281f2f..9f0e9ecbf 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c
@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@ static const struct backlight_ops gmux_bl_ops = {
* switch the panel and the external DP connector and allocates a framebuffer
* for the selected GPU.
*
+ * There is iGPU present on iMac's aswell, and we can enable it using apple-set-os.
+ * But there arent any display lines going from the iGPU to the display. iGPU is only
+ * used for offloading then, it makes sense as iMac's display are massive (4K or 5K).
+ * A integrated GPU won't be able to handle that.
+ *
* .. _US 8,687,007 B2: https://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/07/870/086/0.pdf
* .. _NXP CBTL06141: https://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/CBTL06141.pdf
* .. _NXP CBTL06142: https://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/CBTL06141.pdf
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