linux-kernel - Re: [Intel-gfx] Linux 3.11-rc2 [backlight] [ASUS N56VZ]

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Date:	Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:05:15 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	* SAMÍ * <miaousami@...mail.com>,
	intel-gfx <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] Linux 3.11-rc2 [backlight] [ASUS N56VZ]

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch> wrote:
>
> I think a i915 module option should be doable, otoh people seem to have a
> viable workaround by setting a different acpi os version already.

At least the original claim was that if you set a non-windows8 acpi os
version, you hit other bugs..

But yeah, if we just do a plain revert, that may be the only option
for the people for whom the current (to-be-reverted) patches made
things work.

            Linus
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