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CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO: Laptop Hybrid Grapics - GPU switching support

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The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO has multiple definitions:

Laptop Hybrid Graphics - GPU switching support found in drivers/gpu/vga/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO:

• prompt: Laptop Hybrid Graphics - GPU switching support
• type: bool
• depends on: ( CONFIG_X86 ) && ( CONFIG_ACPI )
• defined in drivers/gpu/vga/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.35–2.6.39, 3.0–3.9, 3.10-rc+HEAD

Help text

Many laptops released in 2008/9/10 have two GPUs with a multiplexer to switch between them. This adds support for dynamic switching when X isn't running and delayed switching until the next logoff. This feature is called hybrid graphics, ATI PowerXpress, and Nvidia HybridPower.

Laptop Hybrid Grapics - GPU switching support found in drivers/gpu/vga/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO:

• prompt: Laptop Hybrid Grapics - GPU switching support
• type: bool
• depends on: ( CONFIG_X86 ) && ( CONFIG_ACPI )
• defined in drivers/gpu/vga/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 2.6.34

Help text

Many laptops released in 2008/9/10 have two gpus with a multiplxer to switch between them. This adds support for dynamic switching when X isn't running and delayed switching until the next logoff. This features is called hybrid graphics, ATI PowerXpress, and Nvidia HybridPower.

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