Re: [PATCH v2] platform: x86: dell-laptop: Add support for keyboard backlight

From: Darren Hart
Date: Tue Dec 02 2014 - 02:52:12 EST


On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 03:50:45PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> This patch adds support for configuring keyboard backlight settings on supported
> Dell laptops. It exports kernel leds interface and uses Dell SMBIOS tokens or
> keyboard class interface.
>
> With this patch it is possible to set:
> * keyboard backlight level
> * timeout after which will be backlight automatically turned off
> * input activity triggers (keyboard, touchpad, mouse) which enable backlight
> * ambient light settings
>
> Settings are exported via sysfs:
> /sys/class/leds/dell::kbd_backlight/
>
> Code is based on newly released documentation by Dell in libsmbios project.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@xxxxxxxxx>

Queued in Testing branch, but still pending a more thorough final review from me
as it is such a large patch.

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Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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