[PATCH 0/3] Use acpi_video_unregister_backlight instead of acpi_video_unregister in platfrom backlight drivers

[Darren Hart]

On Mon, Jun 01, 2015 at 11:25:05AM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm working on cleaning up the currently somewhat convoluted logic to
> select which backlight interfaces to register on x86 systems, see:
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2014-December/074687.html
> 
> For a rought outline (details will change in the actual patch-set).
> 
> These 3 patches are a preparation for that work, as the behavior of the
> current code is not always consistent (it changes depending on module
> loading order in some cases). These 3 patches remove this inconsistency
> which in some cases may result in a behavior change.
> 
> This way the cleanup can have a consistent base to build upon, and I can
> ensure that the cleanup itself does not cause any functional changes.
> 
> I hope to post a v1 of the actual cleanup patch-set in 1-2 weeks.

That will likely mean we miss the 4.2 merge window and will target this for 4.3
(which is fine by me, but just so you know).

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center