Lowlevel video output switch controls? Modulized, why?

Hi
Well, i use Arch on my laptop. And there is one thing, which makes me wanna jump on it. The Lowlevel video output switch controls kernel module. I need this activated in order to switch between the projector and my laptop, I have my finals soon so its important this works as it should.
Would it be possible to enable this module in later pacman-versions of the kernel? At the time beeing, I would have to recompile everything my self. Which I have yet to become successful at, something is always wrong. But I`ll summarize what I would like to do:
#Build a kernel with this option, choosing it from grub at boot-time. But still have the "pacman-version" in case i mess up somethings up.
NOTE I use luksEncrypted root, does this option do anything to the kernel? Since the installer asks if you need to boot from an encrypted volume. Just asking...
Anyway, can I just download the kernel source. Run make menuconfig, activate the Low level video output switch controls. Then -> make modules_install? And then copy the kernel-version over to boot, and use it? Or what else?
Thank you so much for helping, took me ages discovering this feature was disabled on purpose.

sveinemann wrote:Nice, any idea when it`ll be in core? I cant risk having an unstable kernel, this is my work laptop <3
Not before next weekend. My best guess is next Wednesday or later.

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