Call for testers acpi_dell

[Jung-uk Kim]

On Friday 12 February 2010 01:33 pm, Daniel Walter wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010, Jung-uk Kim wrote:
> > On Friday 12 February 2010 12:48 pm, Daniel Walter wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I've written a small kernel driver to support Dell Mini 1011
> >> (aka Dell Mini 10v) Brightness Controll Buttons. Since I do not
> >> have any other Dell Notebooks, I'd like you to test this module
> >> on other Dell Notebooks as well.
> >>
> >> This driver is in an early stage, but future releases will also
> >> support the rfkill switch and CRT switch.
> >>
> >> Currently following features are implemented:
> >> * Increase / Decrease Brightness
> >> * Change brightness if AC is connected / disconnected
> >>
> >> TODO:
> >> * Add CRT Support
> >> * Add Sysctl to define brightness levels for eco and ac
> >> powerprofile * Add Support for RF-Kill Switch
> >>
> >> Any suggestions are welcome
> >
> > I just quickly glanced at it but I failed see anything quite
> > specific to Dell laptops except for "TODO: Add support for
> > RF-Kill Switch". acpi_video(4) should be able to do what you
> > want.  Am I missing something here?
> >
> > Jung-uk Kim
>
> hi,
>
> Yes it is possible to control the brightness using acpi_video(4)
> via sysctl but there is no support for the FN-Buttons. This module
> adds the support for those buttons.

I see.  However, my point is the probe function does not seem specific 
to Dell laptops.  In fact, you are just checking _BCL transition, 
i.e., effectively it just makes a generic acpi_video notify handler 
for brightness change.

Jung-uk Kim