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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] platform/x86: dell-laptop: Fix bogus keyboard backlight sysfs interface
On Monday 19 June 2017 18:27:39 Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> Dell Latitude 3160 does not have keyboard backlight, but there is a
> sysfs interface for it, which does nothing at all.
>
> KBD_LED_ON_TOKEN is the only token can be found. Since it doesn't have
> KBD_LED_OFF_TOKEN or KBD_LED_AUTO_*_TOKEN, it should be safe to assume
> at least both ON and OFF token should be present to support keyboard
> backlight.

This is not truth. E.g. E6440 does not have ON token, but has more AUTO
tokens.

> Models which do not use SMBIOS token to control keyboard backlight, also
> have this issue. Brightness level is 0 on these models. Verified on Dell
> Inspiron 3565.
>
> Reports keyboard backlight is supported only when at least two modes are
> present.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@canonical.com>

But logic in code looks to be correct now. So fix commit message and you
can add my Reviewed-by.

> ---
>
> v3:
> Change the logic, there should be at least two modes present to claim it
> supports backlight. Suggested by Pali Rohár.
>
> v2:
> The only token can be found is actually KBD_LED_ON_TOKEN, which is BIT(5),
> instead of KBD_LED_OFF_TOKEN. Change commit log accordingly.
>
> Use token bit to make the intention more clear.
> Also consider kbd_mode_levels_count and kbd_info.levels, suggested by
> Pali Rohár.
>
> Use XOR to simplify the bitmask comparison, suggested by
> Andy Shevchenko.
>
> drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> index ec202094bd50..f42159fd2031 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c
> @@ -1510,7 +1510,11 @@ static void kbd_init(void)
> ret = kbd_init_info();
> kbd_init_tokens();
>
> - if (kbd_token_bits != 0 || ret == 0)
> + /*
> + * Only supports keyboard backlight when it has at least two modes.
> + */
> + if ((ret == 0 && (kbd_info.levels != 0 || kbd_mode_levels_count >= 2))
> + || kbd_get_valid_token_counts() >= 2)
> kbd_led_present = true;
> }
>

--
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@gmail.com

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