[PATCH] xfree86/modes: Be sure to only use new EDID for physical output dimensions

Adam Jackson ajax at nwnk.net
Mon Jan 10 06:37:59 PST 2011


On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 19:10 -0800, Evan Broder wrote:
> The EDID processing regards physical dimensions of 0mm x 0mm as
> invalid. Previously the old values for height and width would be
> preserved if none of the physical dimension specifications in the new
> EDID were considered valid.
> 
> This will come up in particular if first a monitor is connected to an
> output, and then a projector is connected. Since projectors generally
> report physical dimensions of 0mm x 0mm, this would result in the
> projector claiming to have the physical dimensions of the monitor.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Evan Broder <ebroder at mokafive.com>

Reviewed-by: Adam Jackson <ajax at redhat.com>

- ajax
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