Re: [Stable-review] [051/197] backlight: mbp_nvidia_bl - add five more MacBook variants

From: Willy Tarreau
Date: Fri Apr 23 2010 - 13:11:33 EST


On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 01:05:43PM -0400, Evan McClain wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:49:46PM -0400, Evan McClain wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 09:02:27AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > > I don't understand, is this patch not correct? Should I drop it from
> > > the stable release?
> >
> > It is correct, but it will not match MacBook1,1s as intended due to
> > apple changing vendor names.
>
> And by correct, I mean it would be correct if it only claimed to add
> four MacBook variants instead of five.

I'm not sure I understand the implications either. The real question in
my opinion is : is it better to keep this patch, to delay it or to drop
it ?

Willy

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