Already fixed in mainline, set to Fix Released.

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Fix Released

** Changed in: hwe-next
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  Keyboard backlight sysfs sometimes is missing on Dell laptops

Status in HWE Next:
  Fix Released
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released
Status in linux-oem source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  When the keyboard backlight sysfs is missing, userspace does not know
  the current keyboard backlight brightness.

  [Fix]
  There's a loading order race condition, between the dell-smbios and its
  backends, dell-smbios-{smm,wmi}. 
  Build them as one module can solve the issue.

  The last patch is what we want, but pulls the entire series as a
  whole.

  [Test]
  The backlight sysfs always exists with the patch. Userspace now knows
  the current keyboard backlight brightness.

  [Regression Potential]
  Low. No functional change, as it simply links the modules together.
  Limits to Dell machines.

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