due to dp link bandwidth constrains in mode_valid, but not mode_fixup. Under various circumstances X likes to create new modes which then lack proper 6bpc flags (if required), resulting in mode_fixup failures and ultimately black screens. Chris Wilson pointed out that we still get things wrong for bpp > 24, but that should be fixed in another patch (and it'll be easier because this patch consolidates the logic). The likely culprit for this regression is commit 3d794f87238f74d80e78a7611c7fbde8a54c85c2 Author: Keith Packard Date: Wed Jan 25 08:16:25 2012 -0800 drm/i915: Force explicit bpp selection for intel_dp_link_required v2: Fix indentation and tune down the too bold claim that this should fix the world. Both noticed by Chris Wilson. v3: Try to really git add things. Reported-and-tested-by: Brice Goglin Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48170 Cc: stable@kernel.org Reviewed-by: Adam Jackson Signed-Off-by: Daniel Vetter ËkÝh’dx