> > Ug. Kconfig in drivers/video has all the above drivers enable the
> > backlight only if PMAC_BACKLIGHT is set.
>
> erp, I grepped for CONFIG_foo and not foo. Again.
>
> > The problem is backlight
> > is after the framebuffer. We should move the backlight menu before
> > the framebuffer configuration.
>
> OK. Can you do a patch sometime please?
Here you go. This patch places the backlight before the framebuffers. You
will now be able to select using the backlight with various framebuffer
drivers.
Signed-off: James Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 7a43020..40f6bea 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -4,20 +4,9 @@
menu "Graphics support"
-config FIRMWARE_EDID
- bool "Enable firmware EDID"
- default y
- ---help---
- This enables access to the EDID transferred from the firmware.
- On the i386, this is from the Video BIOS. Enable this if DDC/I2C
- transfers do not work for your driver and if you are using
- nvidiafb, i810fb or savagefb.
-
- In general, choosing Y for this option is safe. If you
- experience extremely long delays while booting before you get
- something on your display, try setting this to N. Matrox cards in
- combination with certain motherboards and monitors are known to
- suffer from this problem.
+if SYSFS
+ source "drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig"
+endif
config FB
tristate "Support for frame buffer devices"
@@ -53,6 +42,22 @@ config FB
(e.g. an accelerated X server) and that are not frame buffer
device-aware may cause unexpected results. If unsure, say N.
+config FIRMWARE_EDID
+ bool "Enable firmware EDID"
+ depends on FB
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ This enables access to the EDID transferred from the firmware.
+ On the i386, this is from the Video BIOS. Enable this if DDC/I2C
+ transfers do not work for your driver and if you are using
+ nvidiafb, i810fb or savagefb.
+
+ In general, choosing Y for this option is safe. If you
+ experience extremely long delays while booting before you get
+ something on your display, try setting this to N. Matrox cards in
+ combination with certain motherboards and monitors are known to
+ suffer from this problem.
+
config FB_DDC
tristate
depends on FB && I2C && I2C_ALGOBIT
@@ -90,13 +95,6 @@ config FB_MACMODES
depends on FB
default n
-config FB_BACKLIGHT
- bool
- depends on FB
- select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
- select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
- default n
-
config FB_MODE_HELPERS
bool "Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers"
depends on FB
@@ -126,6 +124,9 @@ config FB_TILEBLITTING
This is particularly important to one driver, matroxfb. If
unsure, say N.
+comment "Frambuffer hardware drivers"
+ depends on FB
+
config FB_CIRRUS
tristate "Cirrus Logic support"
depends on FB && (ZORRO || PCI)
@@ -728,8 +729,7 @@ config FB_NVIDIA_I2C
config FB_NVIDIA_BACKLIGHT
bool "Support for backlight control"
- depends on FB_NVIDIA && PMAC_BACKLIGHT
- select FB_BACKLIGHT
+ depends on FB_NVIDIA && BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
default y
help
Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display.
@@ -775,8 +775,7 @@ config FB_RIVA_DEBUG
config FB_RIVA_BACKLIGHT
bool "Support for backlight control"
- depends on FB_RIVA && PMAC_BACKLIGHT
- select FB_BACKLIGHT
+ depends on FB_RIVA && BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
default y
help
Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display.
@@ -1049,8 +1048,7 @@ config FB_RADEON_I2C
config FB_RADEON_BACKLIGHT
bool "Support for backlight control"
- depends on FB_RADEON && PMAC_BACKLIGHT
- select FB_BACKLIGHT
+ depends on FB_RADEON && BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
default y
help
Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display.
@@ -1081,8 +1079,7 @@ config FB_ATY128
config FB_ATY128_BACKLIGHT
bool "Support for backlight control"
- depends on FB_ATY128 && PMAC_BACKLIGHT
- select FB_BACKLIGHT
+ depends on FB_ATY128 && BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
default y
help
Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display.
@@ -1131,8 +1128,7 @@ config FB_ATY_GX
config FB_ATY_BACKLIGHT
bool "Support for backlight control"
- depends on FB_ATY && PMAC_BACKLIGHT
- select FB_BACKLIGHT
+ depends on FB_ATY && BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
default y
help
Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of your display.
@@ -1632,6 +1628,7 @@ config FB_VIRTUAL
the vfb_enable=1 option.
If unsure, say N.
+
if VT
source "drivers/video/console/Kconfig"
endif
@@ -1640,9 +1637,5 @@ if FB || SGI_NEWPORT_CONSOLE
source "drivers/video/logo/Kconfig"
endif
-if SYSFS
- source "drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig"
-endif
-
endmenu
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