Re: [Powertop] [PATCH] Fix screen DPMS support detection

Arjan van de Ven <arjan at linux.intel.com> Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:43:11 -0700

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On 8/13/2012 9:41 AM, Igor Zhbanov wrote:
> Consider DPMS disabled when we can't open /sys/class/drm/card0 directory.

if you don't have a graphics card with proper driver...
there's nothing we can do and pretending that DPMS is disabled sounds like a mostly bad idea
on first sight

what is behind the idea of assuming it disabled ???