Re: [PATCH] acpi: video: fix reversed indexed BQC

From: Aaron Lu
Date: Fri Aug 02 2013 - 00:29:23 EST


On 08/02/2013 12:11 PM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Aaron Lu <aaron.lwe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 08/02/2013 07:34 AM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
>>> Commit 1a7c618 (ACPI video: support _BQC/_BCL/_BCM methods that use
>>> index values) assumed that bl->levels were not reverted, but at this
>>> point they already are, so there's no need to revert them yet again.
>>
>> When acpi_video_bqc_value_to_level is called, bl->levels is not
>> reverted.
>
> This is the code that turns br->flags._BCL_reversed on:
>
> if (max_level == br->levels[2]) {
> br->flags._BCL_reversed = 1;
> sort(&br->levels[2], count - 2, sizeof(br->levels[2]),
> acpi_video_cmp_level, NULL);
> }
>
> Now tell me how br->flags._BCL_reversed can be on, and the br->levels
> *not* reverted.

Oh yes, it is reverted to be in increase order, so it is not in reverse
order. I'm a little confused by these words.

Please see acpi_video_bqc_quirk, we set _BQC_use_index by revert the
level on a reversed _BCL, so we will need to revert level here too.

-Aaron
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