linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] PXAFB: Support for backlight control

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Date:	Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:11:56 +0000
From:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
To:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>
Cc:	Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] PXAFB: Support for backlight control

On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 17:37 +0100, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 12:33:35PM +0200, Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
> > 
> >   We in handhelds.org codebase have attached patch* to make corgi_bl
> > more suitable for general use. This patch was submitted to Richard
> > (so, more votes needed ;-) ). Otherwise, snippet I pasted is from real
> > machine implementation, HP iPaq h4000.
> 
> You have my vote! :)
> 
> So let me suggest this patch who allows multiple driver instances (I
> use it for both LCD and keypad backlighti devices).
> 
> Hope it could be merged into main line (maybe without the "corgi"
> prefix ;-).

Doing something along these lines is on my todo list but not at the top
since its 2.6.22 material now. Something should appear in -mm within a
few weeks but I don't have the time just at the moment.

Richard


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