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Commit3dbc80a3e4("ACPI: video: Make backlight class device registration a separate step (v2)") combined with commit5aa9d943e9("ACPI: video: Don't enable fallback path for creating ACPI backlight by default") Means that the video.ko code now fully depends on the GPU driver calling acpi_video_register_backlight() for the acpi_video# backlight class devices to get registered. This means that if the GPU driver does not do this, acpi_backlight=video on the cmdline, or DMI quirks for selecting acpi_video# will not work. This is a problem on for example Apple iMac14,1 all-in-ones where the monitor's LCD panel shows up as a regular DP connection instead of eDP so the GPU driver will not call acpi_video_register_backlight() [1]. Fix this by making video.ko directly register the acpi_video# devices when these have been explicitly requested either on the cmdline or through DMI quirks (rather then auto-detection being used). [1] GPU drivers only call acpi_video_register_backlight() when an internal panel is detected, to avoid non working acpi_video# devices getting registered on desktops which unfortunately is a real issue. Fixes:5aa9d943e9("ACPI: video: Don't enable fallback path for creating ACPI backlight by default") Cc: All applicable <stable@vger.kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.