Backlight can't be modified with this patch set - neither with function keys nor with the gui. It is a step backward to v3.11-rc1
Video driver: i915 FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH532/FJNBB1C, BIOS Version 1.09 05/22/2012 acpi_backlight=video works. Jörg 2013/9/24 Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.br...@gmail.com> > On Tue, 2013-09-24 at 17:47 +0800, Aaron Lu wrote: > > v3: > > 1 Add a new patch 4/4 to fix some problems in thinkpad-acpi module; > > 2 Remove unnecessary function acpi_video_unregister introduced in > > patch 2/3 as pointed out by Jani Nikula. > > > > v2: > > v1 has the subject of "Rework ACPI video driver" and is posted here: > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/9/9/74 > > Since the objective is really to fix Win8 backlight issues, I changed > > the subject in this version, sorry about that. > > > > This patchset has three patches, the first introduced a new API named > > backlight_device_registered in backlight layer that can be used for > > backlight interface provider module to check if a specific type backlight > > interface has been registered, see changelog for patch 1/3 for details. > > Then patch 2/3 does the cleanup to sepeate the backlight control and > > event delivery functionality in the ACPI video module and patch 3/3 > > solves some Win8 backlight control problems by avoiding register ACPI > > video's backlight interface if: > > 1 Kernel cmdline option acpi_backlight=video is not given; > > 2 This is a Win8 system; > > 3 Native backlight control interface exists. > > > > Technically, patch 2/3 is not required to fix the issue here. So if you > > think it is not necessary, I can remove it from the series. > > > > Aaron Lu (4): > > backlight: introduce backlight_device_registered > > ACPI / video: seperate backlight control and event interface > > ACPI / video: Do not register backlight if win8 and native interface > > exists > > thinkpad-acpi: fix handle locate for video and query of _BCL > > > > drivers/acpi/internal.h | 5 +- > > drivers/acpi/video.c | 442 > ++++++++++++++++++++--------------- > > drivers/acpi/video_detect.c | 14 +- > > drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 31 ++- > > drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c | 31 +++ > > include/acpi/video.h | 2 + > > include/linux/backlight.h | 4 + > > 7 files changed, 324 insertions(+), 205 deletions(-) > > > > Excellent! I've tested this patch-set on ThinkPad X230 and backlight > issue is exhausted. > > Thanks. > > -- > Igor Gnatenko > Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) > Linux 3.11.1-300.fc20.x86_64 > >
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