linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] backlight: led_bl: fix initial power state

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Message-ID: <yw1xfs62za1y.fsf@mansr.com>
Date:   Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:51:05 +0100
From:   Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
To:     Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Helge Deller <deller@....de>, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] backlight: led_bl: fix initial power state

Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org> writes:

> On Wed, Jul 05, 2023 at 03:36:46PM +0100, Måns Rullgård wrote:
>> Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org> writes:
>>
>> > On Wed, Jul 05, 2023 at 03:24:14PM +0100, Mans Rullgard wrote:
>> >> The condition for the initial power state based on the default
>> >> brightness value is reversed.  Fix it.
>> >>
>> >> Furthermore, use the actual state of the LEDs rather than the default
>> >> brightness specified in the devicetree as the latter should not cause
>> >> the backlight to be automatically turned on.
>> >>
>> >> If the backlight device is not linked to any display, set the initial
>> >> power to on unconditionally.
>> >>
>> >> Fixes: ae232e45acf9 ("backlight: add led-backlight driver")
>> >> Signed-off-by: Mans Rullgard <mans@...sr.com>
>> >> ---
>> >> Changes in v3:
>> >> - Add comment
>> >
>> > This mismatches the subject line ;-) but I can live with that if Lee
>> > and Jingoo can!
>>
>> Does it not fix it?  If you think the subject is misleading, feel free
>> to change it.
>
> The bit that goes into version control is fine!
>
> However without '[PATCH v3]' on the subject line for the initial patch
> there is a risk this thread will get overlooked and not queued[1].

Oh, I see now I forgot to add the v3 tag.  Sorry about that.

-- 
Måns Rullgård