Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:58:31 -0600 | From | "Joey Lee" <> | Subject | Re: drivers/platform/x86: Backlight-Add-backlight-type-v2.patch |
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Hi Corentin,
於 三,2010-10-27 於 13:39 +0200,Corentin Chary 提到: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > while testing linux-next I wanted to reactivate the backlight type > > patches laying in my build-dir. > > > > Within 2.6.36-rcX cycle I had successfully tested the backlight type > > patch [1] with an additional patch for radeon by Michel (posted to > > dri-devel ML, see [2]). > > > > The main patch needs a little refreshing. > > > > v2: drivers/platform/x86/asus-laptop.c: Refreshed to fit linux-next > > (next-20101027) > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > - Sedat - > > > > [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/163971/ > > [2] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/182352/ > > > > Hi, > > I think rfkill has the same problem, on some platforms, the platform > driver will add a rfkill switch, but the network (wlan/wimax/whatever) > driver may also add one. AFAIK, the platform one is more likely to be > able to power down the device completly. >
Agreed your point! x86/laptop or wmi driver borrow rfkill interface for power control but confuse with userland applications.
Thank's Joey Lee
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