linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [Stable-review] [051/197] backlight: mbp_nvidia_bl

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Date:	Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:11:54 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Evan McClain <evan.mcclain@...ech.edu>
Cc:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable-review@...nel.org,
	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ux.intel.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	stable@...nel.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [stable] [Stable-review] [051/197] backlight: mbp_nvidia_bl -
 add five more MacBook variants

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 02:04:52PM -0400, Evan McClain wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 07:11:02PM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > I'm not sure I understand the implications either. The real question in
> > my opinion is : is it better to keep this patch, to delay it or to drop
> > it ?
> 
> I'm afraid I'm not familiar with this whole process, but if the
> intention of the stable review is to only include perfectly correct
> code, I would suggest delaying until Steffen Röcker's patch could be
> included too.
> 
> As my patch currently stands, it will add support for only four of the 
> claimed five MacBook models. Unless some other machine reports a product 
> name of MacBook1,1 and a vendor of Apple Inc. and doesn't use an intel 
> graphics card there should be no real issues with the patch as it stands 
> other than claiming to support MacBook1,1.

It's ok, we'll leave the patch as-is.

thanks,

greg k-h
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