Linus Torvalds 83dbb15e9c Merge branch 'drm-fixes' of git://people.freedesktop.org/~airlied/linux
* 'drm-fixes' of git://people.freedesktop.org/~airlied/linux: (40 commits)
  vmwgfx: Snoop DMA transfers with non-covering sizes
  vmwgfx: Move the prefered mode first in the list
  vmwgfx: Unreference surface on cursor error path
  vmwgfx: Free prefered mode on error path
  vmwgfx: Use pointer return error codes
  vmwgfx: Fix hw cursor position
  vmwgfx: Infrastructure for explicit placement
  vmwgfx: Make the preferred autofit mode have a 60Hz vrefresh
  vmwgfx: Remove screen object active list
  vmwgfx: Screen object cleanups
  drm/radeon/kms: consolidate GART code, fix segfault after GPU lockup V2
  drm/radeon/kms: don't poll forever if MC GDDR link training fails
  drm/radeon/kms: fix DP setup on TRAVIS bridges
  drm/radeon/kms: set HPD polarity in hpd_init()
  drm/radeon/kms: add MSI module parameter
  drm/radeon/kms: Add MSI quirk for Dell RS690
  drm/radeon/kms: Add MSI quirk for HP RS690
  drm/radeon/kms: split MSI check into a separate function
  vmwgfx: Reinstate the update_layout ioctl
  drm/radeon/kms: always do extended edid probe
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* For the very latest on DRI development, please see:      *
*     http://dri.freedesktop.org/                          *
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The Direct Rendering Manager (drm) is a device-independent kernel-level
device driver that provides support for the XFree86 Direct Rendering
Infrastructure (DRI).

The DRM supports the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) in four major
ways:

    1. The DRM provides synchronized access to the graphics hardware via
       the use of an optimized two-tiered lock.

    2. The DRM enforces the DRI security policy for access to the graphics
       hardware by only allowing authenticated X11 clients access to
       restricted regions of memory.

    3. The DRM provides a generic DMA engine, complete with multiple
       queues and the ability to detect the need for an OpenGL context
       switch.

    4. The DRM is extensible via the use of small device-specific modules
       that rely extensively on the API exported by the DRM module.


Documentation on the DRI is available from:
    http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Documentation
    http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=387
    http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/

For specific information about kernel-level support, see:

    The Direct Rendering Manager, Kernel Support for the Direct Rendering
    Infrastructure
    http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/drm_low_level.html

    Hardware Locking for the Direct Rendering Infrastructure
    http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/hardware_locking_low_level.html

    A Security Analysis of the Direct Rendering Infrastructure
    http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/security_low_level.html