Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] Fix Win8 backlight issue

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2013/9/24 Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@xxxxxxxxx>:
> v3:
> 1 Add a new patch 4/4 to fix some problems in thinkpad-acpi module;
> 2 Remove unnecessary function acpi_video_unregister introduced in
>   patch 2/3 as pointed out by Jani Nikula.
>
> v2:
> v1 has the subject of "Rework ACPI video driver" and is posted here:
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/9/9/74
> Since the objective is really to fix Win8 backlight issues, I changed
> the subject in this version, sorry about that.
>
> This patchset has three patches, the first introduced a new API named
> backlight_device_registered in backlight layer that can be used for
> backlight interface provider module to check if a specific type backlight
> interface has been registered, see changelog for patch 1/3 for details.
> Then patch 2/3 does the cleanup to sepeate the backlight control and
> event delivery functionality in the ACPI video module and patch 3/3
> solves some Win8 backlight control problems by avoiding register ACPI
> video's backlight interface if:
> 1 Kernel cmdline option acpi_backlight=video is not given;
> 2 This is a Win8 system;
> 3 Native backlight control interface exists.
>
> Technically, patch 2/3 is not required to fix the issue here. So if you
> think it is not necessary, I can remove it from the series.
>
> Aaron Lu (4):
>   backlight: introduce backlight_device_registered
>   ACPI / video: seperate backlight control and event interface
>   ACPI / video: Do not register backlight if win8 and native interface
>     exists
>   thinkpad-acpi: fix handle locate for video and query of _BCL
>
>  drivers/acpi/internal.h              |   5 +-
>  drivers/acpi/video.c                 | 442 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  drivers/acpi/video_detect.c          |  14 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c |  31 ++-
>  drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c  |  31 +++
>  include/acpi/video.h                 |   2 +
>  include/linux/backlight.h            |   4 +
>  7 files changed, 324 insertions(+), 205 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 1.8.4.12.g2ea3df6
>

Backlight can't be modified with this patch set -  neither with
function keys nor
with the gui. It is a step backward to v3.11-rc1

Video driver: i915
FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH532/FJNBB1C, BIOS Version 1.09 05/22/2012

acpi_backlight=video works.

Jörg
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