Add Cc. Michael Chang for he is our i915 expert.
Hi Melchior,
æ æï2011-05-08 æ 16:05 +0200ïMelchior FRANZ æåï
>
> > Does it work to you direct control brightness by access
> > by /sys/class/backlight/acer-wmi/brightness ?
>
> No. A number written to this virtual file is accepted and remembered,
> but it doesn't actually change the brightness. It takes setpci to do
> that.
>
I thought the video driver still is the KEY component for backlight
issues, need fix the problem in video driver first.
>
>
> > As I remember, use setpci to control brightness is not recommended
> > because BIOS or ACPI will also touch brightness level. That will be
> > better control brightness by the function that was provided by BIOS.
> > e.g. ACPI or WMI interface, or direct control by EC.
>
> Well, sounds plausible. And I wouldn't do it if it weren't the only
> way at the moment. :-)
>
>
>
> > That means that will be better fix your Fn key control brightness like
> > before, you just need press Fn key to change brightness and don't need
> > have any workaround.
>
> OK. I have added a lot of debug messages to intel_panel.c yesterday.
> All it told me was that it seems to work correctly wiht acpi_osi=Linux.
> Except that it doesn't actually change the brightness. Without acpi_osi
> the functions aren't called at all and none of my messages showed up.
>
I traced _Q event in your DSDT, when acpi_osi=Linux, it run the Intel
OpRegion logic for change brightness. And, finally, intel_opregion will
access the function the were provided by intel_panel. So, the problem
still back to intel_panel.
After discuss with Michael chang, we thought there have problem in your
brightness level after add combination mode:
vi driver/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
void intel_panel_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev, u32 level)
{
struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
u32 tmp;
DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight PWM = %d\n", level);
if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
return intel_pch_panel_set_backlight(dev, level);
if (is_backlight_combination_mode(dev)){
u32 max = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
u8 lbpc;
lbpc = level * 0xfe / max + 1;
level /= lbpc; /* maybe the level changed by lbpc */
pci_write_config_byte(dev->pdev, PCI_LBPC, lbpc);
}
tmp = I915_READ(BLC_PWM_CTL);
if (IS_PINEVIEW(dev)) {
tmp &= ~(BACKLIGHT_DUTY_CYCLE_MASK - 1);
level <<= 1;
} else
tmp &= ~BACKLIGHT_DUTY_CYCLE_MASK;
I915_WRITE(BLC_PWM_CTL, tmp | level);
}
We need to know some run time value when intel_panel_set_backlight call by funciton key.
Please help to apply the attached debug patch to intel_panel.c then attached dmesg.
>
>
> > Looks like current status is we try to fix bko#31522 but the patch
> > causes your brightness no work by press Fn key even with acpi_osi=Linux.
> > Does it right?
>
> The history is: with acpi_osi=Linux everything worked with 2.6.38-rc8.
> With 2.6.38 the screen stayed black. The patch that only ignored lbpc=0
> worked (IIRC) including key adjustment. Later patches broke keys.
>
>
>
> > replace acpi_osi=Linux by acpi_osi="!Windows 2006"
> >
> > Does it also works to you for backlight control?
>
> No, doesn't work.
>
We can test the acpi_osi="!Windows 2006" again after we fix the i915's
problem.
Thank's
Joey Lee
The following is debug patch, and please add kernel parameter
drm.debug=0x02 :
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index f8f86e5..f62dbd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -236,17 +236,22 @@ void intel_panel_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev, u32 level)
u32 max = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
u8 lbpc;
+ DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight max = % lbpc = level * 0xfe / max + 1;
+ DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight lbpc = %d\n", lbpc);
level /= lbpc;
pci_write_config_byte(dev->pdev, PCI_LBPC, lbpc);
}
tmp = I915_READ(BLC_PWM_CTL);
+ DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight tmp(1) = %d\n", tmp);
if (IS_PINEVIEW(dev)) {
tmp &= ~(BACKLIGHT_DUTY_CYCLE_MASK - 1);
level <<= 1;
} else
tmp &= ~BACKLIGHT_DUTY_CYCLE_MASK;
+ DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight tmp(2) = %d\n", tmp);
+ DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight level = %d\n", level);
I915_WRITE(BLC_PWM_CTL, tmp | level);
}
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