Hi Darren, On 01-06-15 19:41, Darren Hart wrote: > On Mon, Jun 01, 2015 at 11:25:05AM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I'm working on cleaning up the currently somewhat convoluted logic to >> select which backlight interfaces to register on x86 systems, see: >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2014-December/074687.html >> >> For a rought outline (details will change in the actual patch-set). >> >> These 3 patches are a preparation for that work, as the behavior of the >> current code is not always consistent (it changes depending on module >> loading order in some cases). These 3 patches remove this inconsistency >> which in some cases may result in a behavior change. >> >> This way the cleanup can have a consistent base to build upon, and I can >> ensure that the cleanup itself does not cause any functional changes. >> >> I hope to post a v1 of the actual cleanup patch-set in 1-2 weeks. > > That will likely mean we miss the 4.2 merge window and will target this for > 4.3 > (which is fine by me, but just so you know).
IMHO this patches are worthwhile to have by themselves, as said they fix various inconsistencies, which is a good thing to fix regardless. I think that these going into 4.2, and the cleanup which depends on them (but is other then that pretty much an orthogonal patch set) going into 4.3 is actually a good thing, because if people then experience any problems due to my work on this, we can easily see if it is due to the behavior change these 3 patches may introduce in some cases, or if it is due to the actual cleanup causing a behavior change (which it should not). Regards, Hans
