Bug#655377: [ideapad_laptop] NULL pointer dereference turning off backlight with fn key

2012-01-10 Thread Jonathan Nieder
tags 655377 = upstream patch
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Artem X wrote:

> I've compiled vanilla 3.1.6 with that patch and turning off blacklight
> was working.

Excellent.  I've passed this information on to Greg so hopefully the
patch will be part of a stable 3.1.y kernel soon.

Debian kernel maintainers: please consider applying commit
d4afc7754a60b (ideapad: Check if acpi already handle backlight power
to avoid a page fault) in sid.



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Bug#655377: [ideapad_laptop] NULL pointer dereference turning off backlight with fn key

2012-01-10 Thread Artem X
I've compiled vanilla 3.1.6 with that patch and turning off blacklight
was working.



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Bug#655377: [ideapad_laptop] NULL pointer dereference turning off backlight with fn key

2012-01-10 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Artem X wrote:

> Or can i apply that patch to debian testing kernel 3.1.0 by using
> "9.7.5. Compiling the kernel source: Debian standard method" in debian
> reference?

That's almost as good, sure.



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