Re: [PATCH 19/32] dell-laptop: Port to new backlight interface selection API

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On Wednesday 10 June 2015 15:01:19 Hans de Goede wrote:
> Port the backlight selection logic to the new backlight interface
> selection API.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> index d688d80..db2e031 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
>  #include <linux/debugfs.h>
>  #include <linux/seq_file.h>
> +#include <acpi/video.h>
>  #include "../../firmware/dcdbas.h"
>  
>  #define BRIGHTNESS_TOKEN 0x7d
> @@ -1921,10 +1922,7 @@ static int __init dell_init(void)
>  				    &dell_debugfs_fops);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
> -	/* In the event of an ACPI backlight being available, don't
> -	 * register the platform controller.
> -	 */
> -	if (acpi_video_backlight_support())
> +	if (acpi_video_get_backlight_type() != acpi_backlight_vendor)
>  		return 0;
>  #endif
>  

Now I'm thinking... Is this correct condition? And do we need it? This
Dell backlight interface works even if ACPI or intel i915 driver
controls backlight. Why we should prevent dell-laptop.ko to register
Dell backlight interface if ACPI video already register one? And why not
prevent when intel i915 driver register another?

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Pali Rohár
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