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Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:20:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex Davis <alex14641@...oo.com> To: Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>, "terraluna977@...il.com" <terraluna977@...il.com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com> Subject: Re: Regression: i915 blank issue on kernel 3.1.0-rc3 I code, therefore I am ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com> >> By 'disable', do you mean revert? If so, I would the like chance to submit a patch that adds a boot parameter >> for the driver to disable the backlight by default, e.g: i915_disable_bl. Once the issues are sorted, the >> parameter could be removed. > >If your machine used to work (with 3.0) and does not work with 3.1-rc, >then we need to fix the driver so that, with no configuration changes, >your machine continues to work. Preventing regressions is our primary >responsibility when changing the drivers. The patch I sent in a previous message in this thread makes it work correctly. If I added an explanation and a 'Signed-by' line, could someone pick it up? > Does reverting Matthew's backlight patch fix a regression on your machine? Yes, but I have no backlight control: the screen is too bright to look at comfortably. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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