linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] 2.6.21-rc2 radeon backlight

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Date:	Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:23:12 +0000 (GMT)
From:	James Simmons <jsimmons@...radead.org>
To:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, romosan@...orax.lbl.gov,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] 2.6.21-rc2 radeon backlight


> > Sorry, but my confidence level on this one is very low.  We've had heaps
> > and heaps of Kconfig-related build errors in exactly this area.  I'd prefer
> > that a patch like this one have a lot of testing and review (and a
> > changelog?) before we let it near a tree.
> 
> Agreed, I can tell from what I've seen so far this will at least break
> the PMAC users...
> 
> See my proposed patch, if that doesn't work, we should revert the
> problematic change.

I will ask work if I can take home a LCD monitor with a backlight to 
find the real problem and fix. I wouldn't be able to do that until next 
weekend. So take what ever patch Rich sends.

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