Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161073AbWBIQr7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:47:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161076AbWBIQr7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:47:59 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:13261 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161073AbWBIQr6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:47:58 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:47:49 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Pavel Machek cc: Matthew Garrett , john@neggie.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add generic backlight support to toshiba_acpi driver In-Reply-To: <20060208090757.GB11895@elf.ucw.cz> Message-ID: References: <20060207133456.GA2452@srcf.ucam.org> <20060208090757.GB11895@elf.ucw.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 803 Lines: 21 >> The included patch adds support for interacting with the toshiba_acpi >> backlight control through the generic backlight interface >> (/sys/class/backlight). >> >> ACPI folk: this gives us the benefit of a consistent interface to LCD >> brightness. Is it worth me converting the other drivers over? > >Not sure if I'm ACPI folk but yes, consistent interface would be nice. > Note to self: Don't forget to change 2.6-sony-acpi?.diff from -mm to use this /sys/class/backlight instead of /proc/acpi/sony/brightness when it's ready. Jan Engelhardt -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/