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SubjectRe: [stable] [PATCH] [stable-37] ideapad: read brightness setting when have brightness key notify
On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 06:35:25PM +0800, Ike Panhc wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25922
>
> On ideapad Y530, the brightness key notify will be blocked if the last notify
> is not responsed by getting the brightness value. Read value when we get the
> notify shall fix the problem and will not have any difference on other ideapads.
>
> This patch is made against 2.6.37.y and this bug impacts kernel after 2.6.37.
>
> The equivalent-fix patch is not in upstream yet. Since the policy of stable tree
> is changed and .38 kernel is going to finalize.

What "policy of the stable tree is changed"? Huh?

> I think to post this patch for stable kernel now should be a good
> idea.

Have you not read the Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt and seen
that this is totally and completly not allowed? Why is it suddenly not
true?

confused,

greg k-h


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