Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] ACPI: video: Allow GPU drivers to report no panels

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On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 2:09 AM Mario Limonciello
<mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The current logic for the ACPI backlight detection will create
> a backlight device if no native or vendor drivers have created
> 8 seconds after the system has booted if the ACPI tables
> included backlight control methods.
>
> If the GPU drivers have loaded, they may be able to report whether
> any LCD panels were found.  Allow using this information to factor
> in whether to enable the fallback logic for making an acpi_video0
> backlight device.
>
> Suggested-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1->v2:
>  * Cancel registration for backlight device instead (Hans)
>  * drop desktop check (Dan)
>
>  drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c | 11 +++++++++++
>  include/acpi/video.h      |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
> index 32953646caeb..f64fdb029090 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
> @@ -2178,6 +2178,17 @@ static bool should_check_lcd_flag(void)
>         return false;
>  }
>
> +/*
> + * At least one graphics driver has reported that no LCD is connected
> + * via the native interface. cancel the registration for fallback acpi_video0.
> + * If another driver still deems this necessary, it can explicitly register it.
> + */
> +void acpi_video_report_nolcd(void)
> +{
> +       cancel_delayed_work(&video_bus_register_backlight_work);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_report_nolcd);
> +
>  int acpi_video_register(void)
>  {
>         int ret = 0;
> diff --git a/include/acpi/video.h b/include/acpi/video.h
> index a275c35e5249..1fccb111c197 100644
> --- a/include/acpi/video.h
> +++ b/include/acpi/video.h
> @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ enum acpi_backlight_type {
>  };
>
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO)
> +extern void acpi_video_report_nolcd(void);

It looks like a stub is needed for the other case.  Apparently, things
fail to compile due to the lack of it.

>  extern int acpi_video_register(void);
>  extern void acpi_video_unregister(void);
>  extern void acpi_video_register_backlight(void);
> --
> 2.34.1
>



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