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Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:15:54 +0100
From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] backlight: Allow drivers to update the core, and
	generate events on changes
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On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 08:24:24PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:

> Should the driver notify of *any* changes, even when the user is hitting the
> "ceiling" or the "floor" and the backlight value didn't really change?

I'd say yes - the user will expect the UI to appear whenever they hit 
the button.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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