linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] backlight: Expose brightness curve type through sysfs

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Message-ID: <20190829140905.wkv2pwzmhhfyzan4@holly.lan>
Date:   Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:09:05 +0100
From:   Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>,
        Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>,
        Brian Norris <briannorris@...omium.org>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] backlight: Expose brightness curve type through
 sysfs

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 10:44:59AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> [...]
> 
> > > IIUC the conclusion is that there is no need for a string attribute
> > > because we only need to distinguish between 'perceptual' and
> > > 'non-perceptual'. If that is correct, do you have any preference for
> > > the attribute name ('perceptual_scale', 'perceptual', ...)?
> > 
> > More a summary than a conclusion! There is a reason I have left a bit or
> > space for others to comment on this over the last month (and a bit).
> > 
> > To be clear my Reviewed-by: means that I believe that the kernel is better
> > with "non-linear/linear/unknown" than without it and that I am comfortable
> > the API isn't likely to be a millstone for us.
> > 
> > Lee, Jingoo: Either of you care to offer $0.02
> 
> No, not really.  Happy to leave it to your good judgement.

In that case... the patch has my reviewed-by and although the concerns
raised in the associated threads have merit I don't think they are
enough to stop the patch.

Please merge.


Daniel.

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