linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-mm2] acpi: add backlight support to the sony

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Message-Id: <20061001171912.b7aac1d8.akpm@osdl.org>
Date:	Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:19:12 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Alessandro Guido <alessandro.guido@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	len.brown@...el.com, jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de, gelma@...ma.net,
	ismail@...dus.org.tr
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-mm2] acpi: add backlight support to the sony_acpi
 driver

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:08:10 +0200
Alessandro Guido <alessandro.guido@...il.com> wrote:

> Make the sony_acpi use the backlight subsystem to adjust brightness value
> instead of using the /proc/sony/brightness file.
> (Other settings will still have a /proc/sony/... entry)

umm, OK, but now how do I adjust my screen brightness? ;)

I assume that cute userspace applications for controlling backlight
brightness via the generic backlight driver either exist or are in
progress?  What is the status of that?

Thanks.
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