linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] Fix Win8 backlight issue

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Date:	Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:10:51 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac@...ian.org>
Cc:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
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	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.i>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] Fix Win8 backlight issue

On Saturday, October 12, 2013 07:54:06 AM Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> On sam., 2013-10-12 at 01:27 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > If we are to use a Kconfig option, why don't we use one instead of rather than
> > in addition to a command line option?  Say, we have
> > CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_WIN8_WORKAROUND and if that is set, the code will work like
> > the previous version of the Aaron's patchset (the one without
> > video.use_native_backlight)?
> 
> Doesn't this mean user will have to rebuild distro kernel in order to
> test behavior?

Yes, it does, which is a good point too.

Thanks!

-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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