On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:20:53 +0100, Thomas Meyer <thomas@m3y3r.de> wrote:
> acpi_lid_open() could take up to 10ms on my computer.
> Some component is calling the drm GETCONNECTOR ioctl many times in a row.
> This results in flickering (for example, when starting a video).
> Fix it by assuming an always connected lid status.
> 
> This fixes bug http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14670

If it's that unusable, this should just be put in bad_lid_status and
bad_lid_status checked before asking ACPI.