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

On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 01:36:59PM +0100, Thomas Renninger wrote:

> Maybe I oversaw an issue, but I really don't see a reason for connecting
> the brightness to ac in kernel space.

The backlight class maintainer specified that /sys/../brightness should 
return the *current* brightness. In some cases that's impossible without 
knowing the ac status.

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