Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] PXAFB: Support for backlight control
From: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
To: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>
Cc: Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml@gmail.com>,
       linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:11:56 +0000
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On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 17:37 +0100, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 12:33:35PM +0200, Paul Sokolovsky wrote:
> > 
> >   We in handhelds.org codebase have attached patch* to make corgi_bl
> > more suitable for general use. This patch was submitted to Richard
> > (so, more votes needed ;-) ). Otherwise, snippet I pasted is from real
> > machine implementation, HP iPaq h4000.
> 
> You have my vote! :)
> 
> So let me suggest this patch who allows multiple driver instances (I
> use it for both LCD and keypad backlighti devices).
> 
> Hope it could be merged into main line (maybe without the "corgi"
> prefix ;-).

Doing something along these lines is on my todo list but not at the top
since its 2.6.22 material now. Something should appear in -mm within a
few weeks but I don't have the time just at the moment.

Richard


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