Re: git: 5287dd47b5b6 - stable/14 - linuxkpi: add stub implementation of pm_vt_switch_(un)register

From: Adrian Chadd <adrian_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:58:37 UTC
On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 07:27, Austin Shafer <ashafer@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> In the default behavior I believe it does. The reason for it is that
> the VT switch path triggers the driver to save app contexts and video
> memory and the like, so historically (on Linux too) having the VT
> switch triggered that shared path to get things ready before doing
> the suspend.
>
> I don't think I've tested with turning that off, I'm not sure exactly
> why you'd want to. I haven't heard of that sysctl actually.

I've been using it until recently because an i915 bug broke
acceleration after VT switch out/switch back.



-adrian