linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: not loading brightness_init when

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Date:   Thu, 2 Jul 2020 13:59:31 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@...onical.com>
Cc:     mapengyu@...il.com,
        Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <ibm-acpi@....eng.br>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Thinkpad-acpi devel ML <ibm-acpi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: not loading brightness_init
 when _BCL invalid

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 1:51 PM Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@...onical.com> wrote:
> On 7/2/20 5:30 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:55 AM Aaron Ma <aaron.ma@...onical.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> When _BCL invalid, disable thinkpad_acpi backlight brightness control.
> >>
> >> brightness_enable is already checked at the beginning,
> >
> >> Always print notice when enabled brightness control.
> >
> > Why?
> >
>
> Default brightness_enable = 2, so this message will always be printed as before
> Actually no change here.
>
> > ...
> >
> >> +       pr_notice("thinkpad_acpi native brightness control enabled\n");
> >
> > 'notice' level is quite high, why do we spam users with this?
> >
>
> Like above.
>
> Another reason is  most thinkpads are using native gpu driver to control
> brightness, notice when thinkpad_acpi brightness is enabled.

So, based on the above, please elaborate and explain all this in the
commit message of new version, thanks!

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko