Re: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "ACPI / button: Change default behavior to lid_init_state=open"

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Benjamin Tissoires
<benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Rafael,
>
> On May 15 2017 or thereabouts, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>> >> >> Benjamin, my understanding is that this is the case, is it correct?
>> >> >
>> >> > That is correct. This patch I reverted introduces regression for professional
>> >> > laptops that expect the LID switch to be reported accurately.
>> >>
>> >> And from a user's perspective, what does not work any more?
>> >
>> > If you boot or resume your laptop with the lid closed on a docking
>> > station while using an external monitor connected to it, both internal
>> > and external displays will light on, while only the external should.
>> >
>> > There is a design choice in gdm to only provide the greater on the
>> > internal display when lit on, so users only see a gray area on the
>> > external monitor. Also, the cursor will not show up as it's by default
>> > on the internal display too.
>> >
>> > To "fix" that, users have to open the laptop once and close it once
>> > again to sync the state of the switch with the hardware state.
>>
>> OK
>>
>> Yeah, that sucks.
>>
>> So without the Lv's patch the behavior (on the systems in question) is
>> as expected, right?
>
> Would you agree to take both these reverts without Lv's ACK? We already
> tried to explain for 2 weeks that they are valuable, but it seems we
> can't make change his mind.

One of the reverts actually is already in (as a patch from Lv) and
I'll most probably push the other one for -rc4 next week.

Thanks,
Rafael