Re: (subset) [PATCH v1] backlight: apple_bl: Convert to a platform driver

From: Lee Jones

Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 06:58:47 EST


On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:50:11 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> In all cases in which a struct acpi_driver is used for binding a driver
> to an ACPI device object, a corresponding platform device is created by
> the ACPI core and that device is regarded as a proper representation of
> underlying hardware. Accordingly, a struct platform_driver should be
> used by driver code to bind to that device. There are multiple reasons
> why drivers should not bind directly to ACPI device objects [1].
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] backlight: apple_bl: Convert to a platform driver
commit: 04d8f3fd0b52ead84eb722989afa094b8fca9129

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]