u8 func;
        u8 line;
        u8 log[2];
+
+       /* so far, "param" seems to only have an influence on PWM-related
+        * GPIOs such as FAN_CONTROL and PANEL_BACKLIGHT_LEVEL.
+        * if param equals 1, hardware PWM is available
+        * if param equals 0, the host should toggle the GPIO itself
+        */
+       u8 param;
 };
 
 u16 dcb_gpio_table(struct nouveau_bios *);
 
                                .func = (data & 0x07e0) >> 5,
                                .log[0] = (data & 0x1800) >> 11,
                                .log[1] = (data & 0x6000) >> 13,
+                               .param = !!(data & 0x8000),
                        };
                } else
                if (ver < 0x41) {
                                .func = (data & 0x0000ff00) >> 8,
                                .log[0] = (data & 0x18000000) >> 27,
                                .log[1] = (data & 0x60000000) >> 29,
+                               .param = !!(data & 0x80000000),
                        };
                } else {
                        u32 data = nv_ro32(bios, entry + 0);
                                .func = (data & 0x0000ff00) >> 8,
                                .log[0] = (data1 & 0x30) >> 4,
                                .log[1] = (data1 & 0xc0) >> 6,
+                               .param = !!(data & 0x80000000),
                        };
                }