From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
To: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
Cc: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>,
"lenb@kernel.org" <lenb@kernel.org>,
"corentincj@iksaif.net" <corentincj@iksaif.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] backlight: Allow drivers to update the core, and generate events on changes
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:58:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090715135808.GA19054@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1247649089.20241.5.camel@dax.rpnet.com>
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 10:11:29AM +0100, Richard Purdie wrote:
> So there are basically two values we're ever interested in at a given
> point in time. The current ambient light reading and the corresponding
> display luminance adjustment. Both of those could just be exposed as an
> input device really?
The alternative would be hwmon, I guess.
> Agreed, userspace should be where policy is decided. Having a standalone
> module which connected the two together with a "default" policy might be
> acceptable too though? If userspace then wants to handle things it just
> makes sure the module is not loaded.
You want smoothing even in a default policy, and doing that well might
be a bit much for the kernel?
--
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-15 13:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-13 20:41 [PATCH 1/3] backlight: Allow drivers to update the core, and generate events on changes Matthew Garrett
2009-07-13 20:41 ` [PATCH 2/3] ACPI: Update the backlight state when we change brightness Matthew Garrett
2009-07-13 20:41 ` [PATCH 3/3] eeepc-laptop: " Matthew Garrett
2009-07-14 0:58 ` [PATCH 1/3] backlight: Allow drivers to update the core, and generate events on changes ykzhao
2009-07-14 1:53 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-07-14 15:48 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-07-14 10:30 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2009-07-14 13:21 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-07-14 15:54 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2009-07-14 12:29 ` Richard Purdie
2009-07-14 12:55 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-07-15 7:55 ` Zhang Rui
2009-07-15 8:22 ` Richard Purdie
2009-07-15 8:38 ` Zhang Rui
2009-07-15 9:11 ` Richard Purdie
2009-07-15 13:58 ` Matthew Garrett [this message]
2009-07-16 2:39 ` Zhang Rui
2009-07-16 2:40 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-07-29 15:05 ` Pavel Machek
2009-07-29 15:20 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-07-29 15:31 ` Richard Purdie
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-07-14 16:06 Matthew Garrett
2009-07-16 21:33 ` Michal Schmidt
2009-07-18 11:48 ` Pavel Machek
2009-09-19 23:24 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2009-09-20 4:15 ` Matthew Garrett
2009-09-20 11:16 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
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