From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750912AbWHBKgF (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Aug 2006 06:36:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750909AbWHBKgE (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Aug 2006 06:36:04 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:42757 "EHLO spitz.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750898AbWHBKgD (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Aug 2006 06:36:03 -0400 Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:03:14 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Alessandro Guido Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Sony ACPI extras mainline inclusion Message-ID: <20060802100314.GF7601@ucw.cz> References: <44CB288A.1010702@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44CB288A.1010702@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > I own a Sony VAIO laptop that uses ACPI for setting > screen brightness > through the "2.6-sony_acpi4.patch" patch that has been > living in -mm for a while. > I'd like this patch to be merged in mainline, so that I > won't be forced anymore to patch > the kernel by hand or to use the -mm patchset. > Is there something that prevents this to happen? Wrong interface? Convert it to use /sys/class/backlight sysfs interface... Pavel -- Thanks for all the (sleeping) penguins.