Re: [PATCH] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix condition to set enable gpio as output

[Paul Kocialkowski <contact@paulk.fr>]

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Hi,

Le lundi 17 avril 2017 à 21:36 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven a écrit :
> On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Paul Kocialkowski <contact@paulk.fr> wrote:
> > Le dimanche 16 avril 2017 à 22:55 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven a écrit :
> > > On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Paul Kocialkowski <contact@paulk.fr>
> > > wrote:
> > > > The move to a dedicated pwm_backlight_initial_power_state function in
> > > > commit 7613c922315e308a6486d802abed2eb74443dffd modified the condition
> > > > to set the enable gpio as output. This breaks specific use cases using
> > > > that GPIO, such as tegra124-based nyan Chromebooks where backlight
> > > > stopped working.
> > > > 
> > > > This puts the condition back to the way it was before the move.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <contact@paulk.fr>
> > > 
> > > Does "[PATCH v2] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix GPIO out for unimplemented
> > > .get_direction()"
> > > (https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/4/225) fix your issue?
> > 
> > This definitely solves the issue!
> > 
> > Since this fixes broken backlight (that, in turn, makes systems unusable),
> > perhaps this should be included in the next rc cycle?
> 
> You mean v4.11 final, as there probably won't be another rc?
> Yes!

I'm all for it!

Cheers,

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