Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755608Ab1BQAB5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:01:57 -0500 Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:51679 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751758Ab1BQABy (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:01:54 -0500 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:58:07 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Frederick van der Wyck Cc: mjg@redhat.com, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Platform: Samsung Q10 backlight driver Message-ID: <20110216235807.GA6210@suse.de> References: <20110216233029.GB17288@ntl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110216233029.GB17288@ntl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 6766 Lines: 225 On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:30:29PM +0000, Frederick van der Wyck wrote: > This adds backlight control on the Samsung Q10 laptop, which does not support > the SABI interface. Also tested successfully on the Dell Latitude X200. > > Signed-off-by: Frederick van der Wyck > --- > drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig | 8 ++ > drivers/platform/x86/Makefile | 1 + > drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c | 152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 3 files changed, 161 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c > > The Samsung Q10 is an old model, which does not support the SABI interface, so > the samsung-laptop driver does not work. Backlight control is not exposed via > ACPI either. This driver works in the same way as the SMI handler triggered by > pressing the brightness function keys. Please let me know any feedback towards > getting this driver included. > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > index faec777..7432817 100644 > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > @@ -639,4 +639,12 @@ config XO1_RFKILL > Support for enabling/disabling the WLAN interface on the OLPC XO-1 > laptop. > > +config SAMSUNG_Q10 > + tristate "Samsung Q10 Extras" > + select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE > + default n > + ---help--- > + This driver provides support for backlight control on Samsung Q10 > + and some other laptops, including Dell Latitude X200. > + > endif # X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile > index 9950ccc..2cd3e52 100644 > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile > @@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_IPS) += intel_ips.o > obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_INTEL_PMIC) += intel_pmic_gpio.o > obj-$(CONFIG_XO1_RFKILL) += xo1-rfkill.o > obj-$(CONFIG_IBM_RTL) += ibm_rtl.o > +obj-$(CONFIG_SAMSUNG_Q10) += samsung-q10.o > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c b/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..ec1e004 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-q10.c > @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ > +/* > + * Driver for Samsung Q10: controls the backlight > + * > + * Also works on Dell Latitude X200 > + * > + * Copyright (c) 2011 Frederick van der Wyck > + * > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify > + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as > + * published by the Free Software Foundation. > + * > + */ > + > +#include > +#include > +#include > +#include > +#include > +#include > + > +#define SAMSUNGQ10_BL_MAX_INTENSITY 255 > +#define SAMSUNGQ10_BL_DEFAULT_INTENSITY 185 > + > +static int samsungq10_suspended; > + > +static void samsungq10_bl_send_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd) > +{ > + int brightness = bd->props.brightness; > + > + if (!samsungq10_suspended) { > + while (inb(0x64)&2) > + ; > + outb_p(0xbe, 0x64); > + while (inb(0x64)&2) > + ; > + outb_p(0x89, 0x60); > + while (inb(0x64)&2) > + ; > + outb_p(0x91, 0x60); > + while (inb(0x64)&2) > + ; Potentially endless loops are not good, please timeout if you don't get the proper value over a time. > + outb_p((unsigned char)brightness, 0x60); > + }; > +} > + > +#ifdef CONFIG_PM > +static int samsungq10_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t state) > +{ > + samsungq10_suspended = 1; > + return 0; > +} > + > +static int samsungq10_resume(struct platform_device *pdev) > +{ > + struct backlight_device *bd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev); > + samsungq10_suspended = 0; > + samsungq10_bl_send_intensity(bd); > + return 0; > +} > +#else > +#define samsungq10_suspend NULL > +#define samsungq10_resume NULL > +#endif > + > +static int samsungq10_bl_set_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd) > +{ > + samsungq10_bl_send_intensity(bd); > + return 0; > +} > + > +static int samsungq10_bl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd) > +{ > + return 0; > +} > + > +static const struct backlight_ops samsungq10_bl_ops = { > + .get_brightness = samsungq10_bl_get_intensity, > + .update_status = samsungq10_bl_set_intensity, > +}; > + > +static int __devinit samsungq10_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) > +{ > + struct backlight_properties props; > + struct backlight_device *bd; > + > + memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties)); > + props.max_brightness = SAMSUNGQ10_BL_MAX_INTENSITY; > + bd = backlight_device_register("samsungq10bl", &pdev->dev, NULL, > + &samsungq10_bl_ops, &props); Why the name "samsungq10bl"? Why not just "samsung"? > + if (IS_ERR(bd)) > + return PTR_ERR(bd); > + > + platform_set_drvdata(pdev, bd); > + > + bd->props.brightness = SAMSUNGQ10_BL_DEFAULT_INTENSITY; > + samsungq10_bl_send_intensity(bd); > + > + return 0; > +} > + > +static int samsungq10_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) > +{ > + struct backlight_device *bd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev); > + > + bd->props.brightness = SAMSUNGQ10_BL_DEFAULT_INTENSITY; > + samsungq10_bl_send_intensity(bd); > + > + backlight_device_unregister(bd); > + > + return 0; > +} > + > +static struct platform_driver samsungq10_driver = { > + .probe = samsungq10_probe, > + .remove = samsungq10_remove, > + .suspend = samsungq10_suspend, > + .resume = samsungq10_resume, > + .driver = { > + .name = "samsungq10", Same with the driver name here. > + }, > +}; > + > +static struct platform_device *samsungq10_device; > + > +static int __init samsungq10_init(void) > +{ > + int ret; > + > + ret = platform_driver_register(&samsungq10_driver); > + if (ret) > + return ret; > + samsungq10_device = platform_device_register_simple("samsungq10", -1, > + NULL, 0); > + if (IS_ERR(samsungq10_device)) { > + platform_driver_unregister(&samsungq10_driver); > + return PTR_ERR(samsungq10_device); > + } > + return 0; > +} > + > +static void __exit samsungq10_exit(void) > +{ > + platform_device_unregister(samsungq10_device); > + platform_driver_unregister(&samsungq10_driver); > +} > + > +module_init(samsungq10_init); > +module_exit(samsungq10_exit); > + > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Frederick van der Wyck "); > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Samsung Q10 Driver"); > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); No DMI matching to auto-load the driver and also fail to load on any non-supported hardware? thanks, greg k-h -- 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/