Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI / video / i915: Remove ACPI backlight iffirmware expects Windows 8

From: Matthew Garrett
Date: Tue Sep 10 2013 - 09:59:00 EST


On Tue, 2013-09-10 at 16:53 +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:

> I think the parameter "Does the ACPI backlight interface work or not"
> belongs to the ACPI video driver.

That depends on how Windows 8 works. If Windows 8 policy is handled by
the GPU drivers then it belongs in i915. If it's handled by the ACPI
code then it belongs in the ACPI code. But I have no way of determining
that, whereas you work for a company that produces a Windows 8 video
driverâ

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