linux-kernel - Re: regression since 2.6.36: backlight in sony-laptop not working

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Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:04:45 +0900
From:	Mattia Dongili <malattia@...ux.it>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Norbert Preining <preining@...ic.at>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ACPI Devel Mailing List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: regression since 2.6.36: backlight in sony-laptop not working

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 10:52:52PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 03:33:38PM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> > > - recompiled a input-kbd binary with a relaxed version check
> > > 	-	if (EV_VERSION != version) {
> > > 	+	if (EV_VERSION > version) {
> > >   in input.c, line 104 of input-utils.
> > 
> > Furthermore, although both of you referred to the fact that udev keymap
> > is working, I checked that Debian/sid uses udev kbd rules, but it 
> > stopped working ...
> > 
> 
> Seems to be working here (I also verified that the keycodces are
> actually emitted with evtest):
> 
> [root@...r-d630 ~]# /lib/udev/keymap /dev/input/event3 0x87 wlan
> setting scancode 0x87 to key code 238
> [root@...r-d630 ~]# /lib/udev/keymap /dev/input/event3 0x87 battery
> setting scancode 0x87 to key code 236
> [root@...r-d630 ~]# uname -r
> 2.6.37-rc1+
> [root@...r-d630 ~]# 

ok I got the error. I'll see why the EVIOCSKEYCODE syscall is returning
-EINVAL.

-- 
mattia
:wq!
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