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| author | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-03-15 23:23:54 (GMT) |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2010-03-15 23:23:54 (GMT) |
| commit | 4961e02f1999e1c3468c09b2669c94d7c3ae82a8 (patch) | |
| tree | 44c15abb09d7ba5e17a9aba95ee246648b1c1a8a /Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt | |
| parent | d14a0ebda7d3daede1a99c01527affb9ceaa4c22 (diff) | |
| parent | a3d3203e4bb40f253b1541e310dc0f9305be7c84 (diff) | |
| download | linux-fsl-qoriq-4961e02f1999e1c3468c09b2669c94d7c3ae82a8.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/
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diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt index 75afa12..39c0a09 100644 --- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt +++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt @@ -650,6 +650,10 @@ LCD, CRT or DVI (if available). The following commands are available: echo expand_toggle > /proc/acpi/ibm/video echo video_switch > /proc/acpi/ibm/video +NOTE: Access to this feature is restricted to processes owning the +CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for safety reasons, as it can interact badly +enough with some versions of X.org to crash it. + Each video output device can be enabled or disabled individually. Reading /proc/acpi/ibm/video shows the status of each device. |