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Subject[PATCH 1/3] ACPI: Provide config option to disable BIOS brightness changes on power events
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The default ACPI behaviour is to instruct the BIOS to automatically change
brightness on power events. This may be undesirable for distributions who
manage brightness in userspace. Provide a config option that disables this
behaviour and leaves brightness control up to the OS.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Cc: lenb@kernel.org
---
drivers/acpi/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
drivers/acpi/video.c | 9 ++++++++-
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 7556913..5354290 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ config ACPI_VIDEO
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here:
the module will be called video.

+config ACPI_VIDEO_DISABLE_BIOS_POWER_BRIGHTNESS
+ bool "Disable BIOS brightness changes on power events"
+ depends on ACPI_VIDEO
+ default n
+ help
+ Many laptops will automatically change brightness on AC/battery
+ status changes. Choose Y here to disable this.
+
config ACPI_FAN
tristate "Fan"
select THERMAL
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index eaef02a..4b42938 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ module_param(allow_duplicates, bool, 0644);
static bool use_bios_initial_backlight = 1;
module_param(use_bios_initial_backlight, bool, 0644);

+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_DISABLE_BIOS_POWER_BRIGHTNESS
+static bool disable_bios_power_change = true;
+#else
+static bool disable_bios_power_change;
+#endif
+module_param(disable_bios_power_change, bool, 0644);
+
static int register_count = 0;
static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
@@ -1421,7 +1428,7 @@ static int acpi_video_bus_put_devices(struct acpi_video_bus *video)

static int acpi_video_bus_start_devices(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
{
- return acpi_video_bus_DOS(video, 0, 0);
+ return acpi_video_bus_DOS(video, 0, disable_bios_power_change);
}

static int acpi_video_bus_stop_devices(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
--
1.7.7.6


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