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Subject: RE: [PATCH 2.6.15.3 1/1] ACPI: Atlas ACPI driver
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:34:59 +0800
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Thread-Topic: [PATCH 2.6.15.3 1/1] ACPI: Atlas ACPI driver
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From: "Yu, Luming" <luming.yu@intel.com>
To: "Jaya Kumar" <jayakumar.acpi@gmail.com>
Cc: <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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>On 2/20/06, Yu, Luming <luming.yu@intel.com> wrote:
>> I found _BCM, _BCL ... which are reserved methods for
>> ACPI video extension device. If the vendor follows
>> ACPI video extension spec, this proposed driver is
>> NOT needed. Because, we do have acpi video driver
>> in kernel today.  Could you please show me acpidump
>> output?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Luming
>
>Hi Luming,
>
>Thanks for your reply.
>
>Note that aside from the ACPILCD00 HID, there's also the ASIM0000 HID
>that I'm supporting in this driver. I've appended the DSDT info you
>requested. Let me know what you feel needs to be done to either make
>the current acpi video driver detect this extension device (Should I
>just try adding the ACPILCD00 HID to the video driver?).
>
It would be better if you can merge this stuff with acpi video driver.
If you look at video.c, there is NO HID definition for video device.
we rely on acpi_video_bus_match to recoginize video device in ACPI
namespace.

As for hotkey stuff, please take a look at 
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5749

Thanks,
Luming
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