From: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
To: jack@antonello.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:19:55 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071028161955.GF23359@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4724B4F5.80004@antonello.org>
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 05:12:37PM +0100, jack@antonello.org wrote:
> Hello,
> this driver implements backlight control on Dell laptops
> which use SMI for changing brightness levels.
>
> The driver is INCOMPLETE since it is unable to probe some required
> parameters
> in order to perform backlight control. Such parameters are found in a Dell
> proprietary DMI table which should be parsed. For now external tools may be
> used to find these parameters by hand. So if you intend to try this out,
> FIRST write your laptop model parameters correctly inside the source code
> as explained in Documentation/dell-laptop.txt.
>
> Parts of this driver may also be used to provide additional functionalities
> similarly to the drivers/misc/*-laptop.c drivers.
Why is this better done in the kernel rather than in userspace with
libsmbios as you've noted?
--
Matt Domsch
Linux Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO
linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-28 16:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-28 16:12 [PATCH] Dell laptop backlight driver jack
2007-10-28 16:19 ` Matt Domsch [this message]
2007-10-28 18:06 ` lists
2007-10-28 19:20 ` Matt Domsch
2007-10-28 23:12 ` lists
2007-10-29 15:40 ` Matthew Garrett
2007-10-30 14:52 ` Pavel Machek
2007-10-28 22:30 ` jack
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