linux-kernel - [ 170/171] ACPI video: Ignore errors after

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Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:41:56 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Igor Murzov <e-mail@...e.by>,
	Sergey V <sftp.mtuci@...il.com>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Abdallah Chatila <abdallah.chatila@...csson.com>
Subject: [ 170/171] ACPI video: Ignore errors after _DOD evaluation.

3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Igor Murzov <e-mail@...e.by>

commit fba4e087361605d1eed63343bb08811f097c83ee upstream.

There are systems where video module known to work fine regardless
of broken _DOD and ignoring returned value here doesn't cause
any issues later. This should fix brightness controls on some laptops.

Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47861

Signed-off-by: Igor Murzov <e-mail@...e.by>
Reviewed-by: Sergey V <sftp.mtuci@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Abdallah Chatila <abdallah.chatila@...csson.com>

---
 drivers/acpi/video.c |   11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -1345,12 +1345,15 @@ static int
 acpi_video_bus_get_devices(struct acpi_video_bus *video,
 			   struct acpi_device *device)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status = 0;
 	struct acpi_device *dev;
 
-	status = acpi_video_device_enumerate(video);
-	if (status)
-		return status;
+	/*
+	 * There are systems where video module known to work fine regardless
+	 * of broken _DOD and ignoring returned value here doesn't cause
+	 * any issues later.
+	 */
+	acpi_video_device_enumerate(video);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &device->children, node) {
 


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