From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261351AbVHAIqn (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Aug 2005 04:46:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261720AbVHAIqn (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Aug 2005 04:46:43 -0400 Received: from gw.alcove.fr ([81.80.245.157]:36272 "EHLO smtp.fr.alcove.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261351AbVHAIqm convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Aug 2005 04:46:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] sonypi, kernel 2.6.12.3 From: Stelian Pop To: Erik Waling Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20050801005900.GB20370@shaka.acc.umu.se> References: <20050801005900.GB20370@shaka.acc.umu.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 10:45:03 +0200 Message-Id: <1122885904.4509.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Le lundi 01 août 2005 à 02:59 +0200, Erik Waling a écrit : > Newer Sony VAIO models (VGN-S480, VGN-S460, VGN-S3XP etc) use a new method to > initialize the SPIC device. The new way to initialize (and disable) the device > comes directly from the AML code in the _CRS, _SRS and _DIS methods from the > DSDT table. This patch against 2.6.12.3 adds support for the new models. > > -- Erik Waling > > > > --- linux-2.6.12.3/drivers/char/sonypi.c 2005-07-15 16:18:57.000000000 -0500 > +++ linux/drivers/char/sonypi.c 2005-07-31 16:55:41.000000000 -0500 [...] > + - some models with the nvidia card (geforce go 6200 tc) uses a > + different way to adjust the backlighting of the screen. There > + is a userspace utility to adjust the brightness on those models. Don't be shy, put the URL pointing to your SmartDimmer here :) Otherwise you have my: Signed-off-by: Stelian Pop Thanks Erik. Stelian. -- Stelian Pop