linux-kernel - Re: Sony ACPI extras mainline inclusion

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0608021634370.13053@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:34:50 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
cc:	Alessandro Guido <alessandro.guido.box@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Sony ACPI extras mainline inclusion


>> I own a Sony VAIO laptop that uses ACPI for setting 
>> screen brightness
>> through the "2.6-sony_acpi4.patch" patch that has been 
>> living in -mm for a while.
>> I'd like this patch to be merged in mainline, so that I 
>> won't be forced anymore to patch
>> the kernel by hand or to use the -mm patchset.
>> Is there something that prevents this to happen?
>
>Wrong interface?
>
>Convert it to use /sys/class/backlight sysfs interface...

FWIW, the patch works without having to apply all of -mm.


Jan Engelhardt
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