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SubjectRe: [PATCH] dell-laptop: add parameter to disable the backlight device.


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On Sun, 12/8/13, Levente Kurusa <levex@linux.com> wrote:

> Subject: Re: [PATCH] dell-laptop: add parameter to disable the backlight device.
> To: "Alex Davis" <alex14641@yahoo.com>, "mjg59@srcf.ucam.org" <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>, >"linux->kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Date: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 9:06 AM


>>2013-12-08 14:40, Alex Davis:
>> I have a Dell Inspiron N7010 Laptop with Intel
graphics. When the dell-laptop module is loaded,
>> two backlight device devices are created;
dell_backlight, and intel_backlight from the Intel
>> graphics driver. The dell_backlight device is
non-functional, but the graphics subsystem uses
>> it instead of the functioning intel_backlight device.
The result is that, when running KDE,
>> screen brightness cannot be controlled. I've added a
module parameter, disable_backlight
>> which, when true, will disable the dell_backlight
device, and leave only the intel_backlight:
>> with this, screen brightness can be controlled.
>>

> Hi,

>I think it would be better if we could figure out why the
>dell_blacklight device is not working rather than disabling
>it.


> Regarding your patch, it creates a memory leak as you:
> * allocate a platform device
> * you add it
> * you allocated a page for SMI
>
> Your if(disable_blacklight) code should go
> where it checks the DMI.
>
> -- Regards,
> Levente Kurusa

Levante,

You are correct. The existing code also has a memory leak. I will submit a patch for that.





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