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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/video_detect.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c index b87783c5872d..eb014c0eba42 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c @@ -844,6 +844,27 @@ enum acpi_backlight_type __acpi_video_get_backlight_type(bool native, bool *auto if (native_available) return acpi_backlight_native; + /* + * The vendor specific BIOS interfaces are only necessary for + * laptops from before ~2008. + * + * For laptops from ~2008 till ~2023 this point is never reached + * because on those (video_caps & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT) above is true. + * + * Laptops from after ~2023 no longer support ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT, + * if this point is reached on those, this likely means that + * the GPU kms driver which sets native_available has not loaded yet. + * + * Returning acpi_backlight_vendor in this case is known to sometimes + * cause a non working vendor specific /sys/class/backlight device to + * get registered. + * + * Return acpi_backlight_none on laptops with ACPI tables written + * for Windows 8 (laptops from after ~2012) to avoid this problem. + */ + if (acpi_osi_is_win8()) + return acpi_backlight_none; + /* No ACPI video/native (old hw), use vendor specific fw methods. */ return acpi_backlight_vendor; } |