3.8.13.3 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Ash Willis <ashwillis.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> commit 780a6ec640a3fed671fc2c40e4dd30c03eca3ac3 upstream. This patch addresses kernel bug 56661. BIOS reports an incorrect backlight value, causing the driver to switch off the backlight completely during startup. This patch ignores the incorrect value from BIOS. References: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56661 Signed-off-by: Ash Willis <ashwillis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/video.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c index afc2a8d..545246f 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/video.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c @@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id video_dmi_table[] __initdata = { }, { .callback = video_ignore_initial_backlight, + .ident = "HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC", + .matches = { + DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"), + DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC"), + }, + }, + { + .callback = video_ignore_initial_backlight, .ident = "HP 1000 Notebook PC", .matches = { DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"), -- 1.8.1.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html