linux-kernel - Re: Sony ACPI extras mainline inclusion

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Date:	Sun, 6 Aug 2006 01:23:24 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Alessandro Guido <alessandro.guido.box@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Sony ACPI extras mainline inclusion

Hi!

> >>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...
> 
> Thank you for repling!
> 
> I found a patch that does it in the mailing list archives,
> although I've not tested if it can be still applied correctly:
> 
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-acpi&m=113950408508944&w=2

Yep, that looks like a good starting point. Plus "old" backlight
interface should be removed so that we don't have to support two of
them for 2+ years.
							Pavel
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