Re: [RFC PATCH] mba6x_bl: Backlight driver for mid 2013 MacBook Air

2014-04-29 Thread Hans de Goede
Hi, Why is this patch an RFC? If it is ready for upstreaming please drop the RFC prefix when you post the next version. On 04/27/2014 10:56 PM, Patrik Jakobsson wrote: This driver takes control over the LP8550 backlight driver chip found in the mid 2013 and newer MacBook Air (6,1 and 6,2). The

[RFC PATCH] mba6x_bl: Backlight driver for mid 2013 MacBook Air

2014-04-27 Thread Patrik Jakobsson
This driver takes control over the LP8550 backlight driver chip found in the mid 2013 and newer MacBook Air (6,1 and 6,2). The i915 GPU driver cannot properly restore the backlight after resume, but with this driver we can hijack the LP8550 and get fully functional backlight support.