linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] ACPI and power management fixes for v3.11-rc4

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Message-ID: <2523721.mjZMWxdZdS@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Sun, 04 Aug 2013 00:21:51 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Igor Gnatenko <i.gnatenko.brain@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] ACPI and power management fixes for v3.11-rc4

On Saturday, August 03, 2013 05:06:10 PM Felipe Contreras wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:

[...]

> > Whatever you are thinking you will achieve this way, it doesn't work.
> 
> It is the reality: v3.7 is broken, v3.8 is broken, v3.9 is broken,
> v3.10 is broken, v3.11 is going to be broken, v3.12 will probably be
> broken too, and perhaps even v3.13.

Be precise and say "backlight control on a number of machines in broken in
those kernels".  Yes, it is.  It needs to be fixed.  Not necessarily your way,
though.

> Who benefits from this?

Clearly, no one.

And who benefits from your "crusade"?

Again, no one.

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