Hi Darren,

2014-09-12 14:48 GMT-06:00 Darren Hart <dvh...@infradead.org>:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 09:22:25PM -0600, Azael Avalos wrote:
>> Newer Toshiba models now come with a new (and different) keyboard
>> backlight implementation with three modes of operation: TIMER,
>> ON and OFF, and the LED is controlled internally by the firmware.
>>
>> This patch adds support for that type of backlight, changing the
>> existing code to accomodate the new implementation.
>>
>> The timeout value range is now 1-60 seconds, and the accepted
>> modes are now: 1 (FN-Z), 2 (AUTO or TIMER), 8(ON) and 10 (OFF),
>> this adds two new entries keyboard_type and available_kbd_modes,
>
>                             ^ update for new naming
>
>> the first shows the keyboard type and the latter shows the
>> supported modes depending on the type.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Azael Avalos <coproscef...@gmail.com>
>> ---
>
> Note you can update your v2,v3 changes here after the ---
>
> See Documentation/SubmittingPatches L639,649
>
>> @@ -1293,12 +1420,34 @@ static ssize_t toshiba_kbd_bl_mode_show(struct 
>> device *dev,
>>                                       char *buf)
>>  {
>>       struct toshiba_acpi_dev *toshiba = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
>> -     u32 time;
>>
>> -     if (toshiba_kbd_illum_status_get(toshiba, &time) < 0)
>> -             return -EIO;
>> +     if (toshiba == NULL)
>> +             return -ENXIO;
>
> If this testing is necessary for this sysfs callback, it is needed for all of 
> them. Looking at the code more closely, I think this is out of scope for this 
> patch. The entire file assumes a valid toshiba_acpi_dev. If this is a 
> problem, it needs a separate patch to address it. So, let's drop this change, 
> update the commit log to match the new sysfs filenames, and this should be 
> ready to go.

Ok, I'll leave this function as it is for this patch. I'll send an updated
(and hopefuly final) patch.

I have some "cleanup" changes comming, so that might be a good
place for them.

>
>
> --
> Darren Hart
> Intel Open Source Technology Center

Cheers
Azael


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