linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform: x86: dell-laptop: Add support for keyboard backlight

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Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:23:36 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
Cc:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	libsmbios-devel@...ts.us.dell.com, Srinivas_G_Gowda@...l.com,
	Michael_E_Brown@...l.com,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform: x86: dell-laptop: Add support for keyboard
 backlight

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 10:34:16AM -0800, Darren Hart wrote:

> I'm somewhat concerned that this patch doubles the size of this driver. When
> we're adding this much code, I have to ask - does it make sense to grow this
> driver rather than create a new one?

There'd be a fair amount of code duplication in splitting it. 

> There is no ACPI backlight driver on these systems? We need a platform driver?

ACPI doesn't specify keyboard backlight control, so this ends up being 
very vendor specific.
 
-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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