Re: sonypc with Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1VP

[Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>]

On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 12:02:30PM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> > > Well, HAL has used it for changing the brightness for the last year or
> > > so: /proc/acpi/sony/brightness
> > > 
> > > Although if you use a new enough HAL (CVS), the laptop will be supported
> > > via the shiny new backlight class.
> > 
> > great, -mm already has the /sys/class/backlight in place for sony_acpi
> > and I suppose the /proc entry can be kept until 2.6.20 is released, i.e.
> > just before pushing things for .21.
> > 
> > Len, would you allow it?
> 
> Sure, no problem.
> Checking it into my tree with /proc/acpi/sony is
> no different than what is in -mm today.
> 
> When we push upstream, however, the /proc/acpi/sony part should be gone,
> or at least scheduled for removal.

I'd rather avoid pushing mainline something already scheduled for
removal. Also, a workaround can eventually be implemented in the
userspace tools using /proc/acpi/sony

[...]
> thanks for stepping forward Mattia,

It's me who should thank :)
Thanks
-- 
mattia
:wq!
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