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From: Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
Cc: "Atharva Tiwari" <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>,
	"Bjorn Helgaas" <bhelgaas@google.com>,
	"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@kernel.org>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@redhat.com>,
	"Borislav Petkov" <bp@alien8.de>,
	"Dave Hansen" <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	x86@kernel.org (maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)),
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	"Alex Deucher" <alexander.deucher@amd.com>,
	"Christian König" <christian.koenig@amd.com>,
	"David Airlie" <airlied@gmail.com>,
	"Simona Vetter" <simona@ffwll.ch>,
	"Harry Wentland" <harry.wentland@amd.com>,
	"Leo Li" <sunpeng.li@amd.com>,
	"Rodrigo Siqueira" <siqueira@igalia.com>,
	"Kenneth Feng" <kenneth.feng@amd.com>,
	"Hans de Goede" <hansg@kernel.org>,
	"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>,
	"Andre Eikmeyer" <dev@deq.rocks>,
	linux-pci@vger.kernel.org (open list:PCI SUBSYSTEM),
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT
	AND 64-BIT)),
	amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org (open list:RADEON and AMDGPU DRM
	DRIVERS), dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org (open list:DRM DRIVERS),
	platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org (open list:X86 PLATFORM
	DRIVERS)
Subject: [PATCH 08/13] platform/apple-gmux: Add documentation about iMacs
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 23:59:44 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261025040046.1602-9-atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261025040046.1602-1-atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>

Add documentation about iMacs

Signed-off-by: Atharva Tiwari <atharvatiwarilinuxdev@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c b/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c
index dda281f2f..9f0e9ecbf 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/apple-gmux.c
@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@ static const struct backlight_ops gmux_bl_ops = {
  * switch the panel and the external DP connector and allocates a framebuffer
  * for the selected GPU.
  *
+ * There is iGPU present on iMac's aswell, and we can enable it using apple-set-os.
+ * But there arent any display lines going from the iGPU to the display. iGPU is only
+ * used for offloading then, it makes sense as iMac's display are massive (4K or 5K).
+ * A integrated GPU won't be able to handle that.
+ *
  * .. _US 8,687,007 B2: https://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/07/870/086/0.pdf
  * .. _NXP CBTL06141:   https://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/CBTL06141.pdf
  * .. _NXP CBTL06142:   https://www.nxp.com/documents/data_sheet/CBTL06141.pdf
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-10-25  4:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-25  3:59 [PATCH 00/13] Fixes for apple-gmux and runtime support Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 01/13] platform/apple-gmux: Fix power for MMIO systems Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 02/13] PCI: Disable pcie port and access on D3 on specific amd devices Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 03/13] platform/apple-gmux: Fix MMIO interface Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25 22:10   ` kernel test robot
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 04/13] platform/apple-gmux: Fix Interrupts for MMIO systems Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 05/13] platform/apple-gmux: Write switch state to EFI on MMIO devices Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 06/13] platform/apple-gmux: Add parameter to configure boot gpu Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 07/13] platform/apple-gmux: Add check to detect FSS Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` Atharva Tiwari [this message]
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 09/13] drm/amdgpu: Add Apple GMUX runtime PM support Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 10/13] drm/amdgpu: Catch register access while GMUX keeps the GPU off Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-26 18:25   ` Alex Deucher
2026-10-27  8:29     ` Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 11/13] drm/amd/display: Refuse DP AUX " Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-26 18:25   ` Alex Deucher
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 12/13] drm/amdgpu: Skip AC/DC notification while the GPU is runtime suspended Atharva Tiwari
2026-10-26 18:18   ` Alex Deucher
2026-10-25  3:59 ` [PATCH 13/13] drm/amd/display: Skip panel power savings on eDP links without a panel Atharva Tiwari

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