Re: [PATCH] ACPI video: ignore BIOS initial backlight value for HP m4

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On 11/12/2013 10:05 AM, Aaron Lu wrote:
> On 05/28/2013 10:05 AM, Alex Hung wrote:
>> On HP m4 lapops, BIOS reports minimum backlight on boot and
>> causes backlight to dim completely. This ignores the initial backlight
>> values and set to max brightness.
>>
>> Buglink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184501
> 
> Same here, but since there is no acpidump attached, I'm not that sure.

Oh, I missed the attached acpi.log which is the dump.
So yes, it is the same problem. I think it should be safe to revert
these two patches, but for certain, I'll ask in launchpad the original
reporter to give it a test.

Thanks,
Aaron
 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alex Hung <alex.hung@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/acpi/video.c | 8 ++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
>> index 5b32e15..d0937ab 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
>> @@ -464,6 +464,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id video_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
>>  		DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP 1000 Notebook PC"),
>>  		},
>>  	},
>> +	{
>> +	 .callback = video_ignore_initial_backlight,
>> +	 .ident = "HP Pavilion m4",
>> +	 .matches = {
>> +		DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
>> +		DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion m4 Notebook PC"),
>> +		},
>> +	},
>>  	{}
>>  };
>>  
>>
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