[PATCH v2 0/6] backlight: Remove struct backlight_properties.fb_blank

[Lee Jones]

On Tue, 19 Mar 2024, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:

> The field fb_blank in struct backlight_properties has been marked for
> removal. Remove it in favor of the power and state fields.
> 
> Patches 1 to 5 prepare several backlight drivers. They remove fb_blank
> or replace driver code with existing helpers.
> 
> Patch 6 removes fb_blank from backlight core and drivers. This resolves
> another dependency between backlight nad fbdev.
> 
> v2:
> - omap1: replace 'power' with 'enable'
> - clarify commit messages
> 
> Thomas Zimmermann (6):
>   auxdisplay: ht16k33: Replace use of fb_blank with backlight helper
>   backlight: omap1: Remove unused struct omap_backlight_config.set_power
>   backlight: omap1: Replace FB_BLANK_ states with simple on/off
>   fbdev: omap2/omapfb: Replace use of fb_blank with backlight helpers
>   staging: fbtft: Remove reference to fb_blank
>   backlight: Remove fb_blank from struct backlight_properties
> 
>  drivers/auxdisplay/ht16k33.c                  |  7 +--
>  drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c            |  4 +-
>  drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c            |  5 +-
>  drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c           |  2 -
>  drivers/video/backlight/mp3309c.c             |  1 -
>  drivers/video/backlight/omap1_bl.c            | 47 +++++++------------
>  drivers/video/fbdev/atmel_lcdfb.c             |  1 -
>  .../omap2/omapfb/displays/panel-dsi-cm.c      |  7 +--
>  .../omapfb/displays/panel-sony-acx565akm.c    | 10 +---
>  include/linux/backlight.h                     | 25 +---------
>  include/linux/platform_data/omap1_bl.h        |  1 -
>  11 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)

Is everyone okay with this being pushed through Backlight?

I can send out a PR to an immutable branch for others to pull from.

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]