linux-kernel - Re: [gpm] [PATCH 2.6.29] eeepc-laptop: report brightness control events via the input layer

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Message-ID: <71cd59b00906181544j4fa957b1n6dcd3bdf34efc423@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:44:28 +0200
From:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>
To:	Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com>,
	gnome-power-manager-list@...me.org,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Darren Salt <linux@...mustbejoking.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [gpm] [PATCH 2.6.29] eeepc-laptop: report brightness control 
	events via the input layer

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Alan
Jenkins<sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com> wrote:
> On 6/16/09, Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Corentin
>> Chary<corentin.chary@...il.com> wrote:
>>> Ok, so we just need to patch this file :
>>> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/hal-info/tree/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-laptop-panel-hardware.fdi
>>
>> Yes
>>
>>> But I'm not sure how to do it to make it works on all Eeepc.
>>
>> Well, really we want to match "classes of eeepc", so matching with
>> prefix might be a good idea.
>>
>> Richard.
>
> Yes please!  I see the 701 is (just added?) on the list, but this

The 701 was already here when I checked.

> But I hope there's a nicer solution.  Corentin, do you think it would
> be correct to apply this quirk to _all_ Asus laptops?

I can confirm that all the asus laptop I know change the brightness in the
firmware. So, in my opinion, we can safely apply this quirk to all Asus laptops.


-- 
Corentin Chary
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