Add functions to allow other modules to enable or disable apple_bl. This
will be used by the gmux driver to disable apple_bl when the gmux is
present, as it is a better and more reliable option for brightness
control.
Signed-off-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
include/linux/apple_bl.h | 11 +++++++++++
2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 include/linux/apple_bl.h
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c
index be98d15..87332ce 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <linux/pci.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
static struct backlight_device *apple_backlight_device;
@@ -221,14 +222,32 @@ static struct acpi_driver apple_bl_driver = {
},
};
+atomic_t apple_bl_register_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+int apple_bl_register(void)
+{
+ if (atomic_xchg(&apple_bl_register_count, 1) == 0)
+ return acpi_bus_register_driver(&apple_bl_driver);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apple_bl_register);
+
+void apple_bl_unregister(void)
+{
+ if (atomic_xchg(&apple_bl_register_count, 0) == 1)
+ acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&apple_bl_driver);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apple_bl_unregister);
+
static int __init apple_bl_init(void)
{
- return acpi_bus_register_driver(&apple_bl_driver);
+ return apple_bl_register();
}
static void __exit apple_bl_exit(void)
{
- acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&apple_bl_driver);
+ apple_bl_unregister();
}
module_init(apple_bl_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/apple_bl.h b/include/linux/apple_bl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c86ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/apple_bl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * apple_bl exported symbols
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_APPLE_BL_H
+#define _LINUX_APPLE_BL_H
+
+extern int apple_bl_register(void);
+extern void apple_bl_unregister(void);
+
+#endif
--
1.7.9.1
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