linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.29] eeepc-laptop: report brightness control events via the input layer

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Date:	Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:35:26 +0200
From:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>
To:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Darren Salt <linux@...mustbejoking.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.29] eeepc-laptop: report brightness control events via 
	the input layer

>> How can brn be -2?
> If notify_brn() wasn't called, it will be.
Oh, yeah, I miss the if() before notify_brn()

>> And why -2?
> Because notify_brn() won't return it (and if it ever does, it needs to be
> fixed). (Yes, I know, "magic numbers" and all that...)
Maybe a negative known error code could be used here


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