Extend the backlight event support to also allow the use of poll()/select() on actual_brightness. We already have the entire event hookup anyway, adding a single function call in one line to get functionality like that is a really good deal. Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c index 01efb2d..4d15dfe 100644 --- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static void backlight_generate_event(struct backlight_device *bd, } envp[1] = NULL; kobject_uevent_env(&bd->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp); + sysfs_notify(&bd->dev.kobj, NULL, "actual_brightness"); } static ssize_t backlight_show_power(struct device *dev, -- 1.6.3.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ ibm-acpi-devel mailing list ibm-acpi-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ibm-acpi-devel