Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status

On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 02:13:38PM +0100, Gabor Gombas wrote:

> Also, doing things differently when on AC power smells like a policy
> decision, and AFAIK policy handling is not wanted in the kernel.

Backlight drivers are supposed to return the current brightness. With 
some hardware, the only way to do that requires knowing whether the 
system is on AC or not.
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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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References:
- [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
- Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
- Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
- Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
- Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Gabor Gombas <gombasg@sztaki.hu>
- Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
- Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
  - From: Gabor Gombas <gombasg@sztaki.hu>

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