From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Romosan Subject: Re: 2.6.21-rc2 radeon backlight Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:34:43 -0800 Message-ID: <87k5xyq498.fsf@sycorax.lbl.gov> References: <87ps7uutsk.fsf@sycorax.lbl.gov> <20070301184531.b3aeafe3.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <87tzx35zkc.fsf@sycorax.lbl.gov> <20070302122920.a2967ebf.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <1172878338.11149.198.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1172878338.11149.198.camel@localhost.localdomain> (message from Richard Purdie on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:32:18 +0000) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Cc: Andrew Morton , "Antonino A. Daplas" , James Simmons , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, "David S. Miller" , Henrique de Moraes Holschuh , Yaroslav Halchenko Richard Purdie writes: > I propose the following patch (I was previously waiting on James for > this). It avoids backing out the problematic Kconfig changes but > means a user has to explicitly enable the backlight via a kernel or > module parameter. > > Can people with backlight problems try enabling them in Kconfig but > applying the following patch? Hopefully I have you all cc'd. > > If it works I will add it to the other fix I have queued and pass to > Linus via the backlight tree. If it doesn't, I will revert the > problematic Kconfig changes for the next -rc. with the patch applied i can boot into 2.6.21-rc2 and have a working backlight when i enable radeon backlight support. so i guess the patch successfully disables the new radeon backlight stuff on my thinkpad and therefore it does what it says it does. --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. |