Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759225AbYFQNxl (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:53:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757715AbYFQNxa (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:53:30 -0400 Received: from daemonizer.de ([87.230.16.230]:55421 "EHLO daemonizer.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757908AbYFQNxa (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:53:30 -0400 From: Maximilian Engelhardt To: Robert Hancock Subject: Re: [regression] display dimming is slow and laggy Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:53:08 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 Cc: linux-kernel References: <485702F7.6060704@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <485702F7.6060704@shaw.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart5236580.YPOyJHK690"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200806171553.12880.maxi@daemonizer.de> X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Spam-Report: No, hits=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 * -1.8 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP * -2.6 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] * 0.2 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1985 Lines: 62 --nextPart5236580.YPOyJHK690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Tuesday 17 June 2008, Robert Hancock wrote: > Maximilian Engelhardt wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm using kernel 2.6.26-rc6 at the moment and with it dimming the displ= ay > > is slow and laggy. Using kernel 2.6.25 doesn't show this problem. > > > > Here is a more detailed explanation: > > > > I'm dimming my display with the appropriate keys on my laptop (Fn + > > right/left). Till kernel 2.6.25 this has worked without any problems. N= ow > > I'm using 2.6.26-rc6 and using the keys the display is dimming much > > slower and also laggy. By laggy I mean if I hit the keys for > > increasing/decreasing brightness it starts dimming and when I release t= he > > keys after some time it still continues dimming for some steps. > > > > My laptop is a Acer Travelmate 661lci and has an Intel 855 chipset. > > > > I'll attach my dmesg output, please tell me if you need any further > > information. > > Think you forgot the dmesg. Hm, I'm quite sure I did attach it. Here it is again: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D10919 > Are you seeing a "ACPI: EC: GPE storm=20 > detected, disabling EC GPE" message? See: > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D10724 Yes, I see this message. Maxi --nextPart5236580.YPOyJHK690 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkhXwcUACgkQOimwv528XGGicQCfZhjyDgawb0+c1/qWyxnb2nwg /NwAn1pyIxv/XEXxijJdJClDYmX7TXFI =m6u3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart5236580.YPOyJHK690-- -- 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/