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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst index 13d3627d8bc0..b98b98359c90 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-kms.rst @@ -496,6 +496,13 @@ addition to the one mentioned above: * An IGT test must be submitted where reasonable. +For historical reasons, non-standard, driver-specific properties exist. If a KMS +driver wants to add support for one of those properties, the requirements for +new properties apply where possible. Additionally, the documented behavior must +match the de facto semantics of the existing property to ensure compatibility. +Developers of the driver that first added the property should help with those +tasks and must ACK the documented behavior if possible. + Property Types and Blob Property Support ---------------------------------------- |