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Date:	Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:31:03 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mmotm] backlight: apple_bl depends on ACPI

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:16:02AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
> 
> apple_bl uses ACPI interfaces (data & code), so it should depend on ACPI.
> 
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:142: warning: 'struct acpi_device' declared inside parameter list
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:142: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:201: warning: 'struct acpi_device' declared inside parameter list
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:215: error: variable 'apple_bl_driver' has initializer but incomplete type
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:216: error: unknown field 'name' specified in initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:216: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:216: warning: (near initialization for 'apple_bl_driver')
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:217: error: unknown field 'ids' specified in initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:217: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:217: warning: (near initialization for 'apple_bl_driver')
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:218: error: unknown field 'ops' specified in initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:218: error: extra brace group at end of initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:218: error: (near initialization for 'apple_bl_driver')
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:221: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:221: warning: (near initialization for 'apple_bl_driver')
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:226: error: implicit declaration of function 'acpi_bus_register_driver'
> drivers/video/backlight/apple_bl.c:231: error: implicit declaration of function 'acpi_bus_unregister_driver'
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
> Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>

Acked-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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