linux-kernel - Re: sonypc with Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1VP

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Date:	Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:06:59 +0100
From:	Mattia Dongili <malattia@...ux.it>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Stelian Pop <stelian@...ies.net>,
	Ismail Donmez <ismail@...dus.org.tr>,
	Andrea Gelmini <gelma@...ma.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Cacy Rodney <cacy-rodney-cacy@...n.pl>
Subject: Re: sonypc with Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1VP

On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 12:02:30PM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> > > Well, HAL has used it for changing the brightness for the last year or
> > > so: /proc/acpi/sony/brightness
> > > 
> > > Although if you use a new enough HAL (CVS), the laptop will be supported
> > > via the shiny new backlight class.
> > 
> > great, -mm already has the /sys/class/backlight in place for sony_acpi
> > and I suppose the /proc entry can be kept until 2.6.20 is released, i.e.
> > just before pushing things for .21.
> > 
> > Len, would you allow it?
> 
> Sure, no problem.
> Checking it into my tree with /proc/acpi/sony is
> no different than what is in -mm today.
> 
> When we push upstream, however, the /proc/acpi/sony part should be gone,
> or at least scheduled for removal.

I'd rather avoid pushing mainline something already scheduled for
removal. Also, a workaround can eventually be implemented in the
userspace tools using /proc/acpi/sony

[...]
> thanks for stepping forward Mattia,

It's me who should thank :)
Thanks
-- 
mattia
:wq!
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