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[v5,6/6] drm: Make the nomodeset message less sensational

Message ID 20211112133230.1595307-7-javierm@redhat.com (mailing list archive)
State Mainlined, archived
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Series Cleanups for the nomodeset kernel command line parameter logic | expand

Commit Message

Javier Martinez Canillas Nov. 12, 2021, 1:32 p.m. UTC 
The message printed when nomodeset is present in the kernel command line
makes it look as if the parameter must never be used and it's a bad idea.

But there are valid reasons to use this parameter and the message should
not imply otherwise. Change the text to be more accurate and restrained.

Suggested-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Acked-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
Acked-by: Pekka Paalanen <pekka.paalanen@collabora.com>
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(no changes since v4)

Changes in v4:
- Don't mention DRM drivers in the kernel message and instead explain
  that only the system framebuffer will be available.

 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
index 287edfb18b5d..f3978d5bd3a1 100644
--- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
+++ drivers/gpu/drm/drm_nomodeset.c
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@  static int __init disable_modeset(char *str)
 {
 	drm_nomodeset = true;
 
-	pr_warn("You have booted with nomodeset. This means your GPU drivers are DISABLED\n");
-	pr_warn("Any video related functionality will be severely degraded, and you may not even be able to suspend the system properly\n");
-	pr_warn("Unless you actually understand what nomodeset does, you should reboot without enabling it\n");
+	pr_warn("Booted with the nomodeset parameter. Only the system framebuffer will be available\n");
 
 	return 1;
 }