Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/9] leds: Add support for hardware-initiated hardware control trigger transition
From: Lee Jones
Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 09:43:29 EST
On Thu, 18 Jun 2026, Rong Zhang wrote:
> Some laptops can tune their keyboard backlight according to ambient
> light sensors (auto mode). This capability is essentially a hardware
> control trigger. Meanwhile, such laptops also offer a shrotcut for
> cycling through brightness levels and auto mode. For example, on
> ThinkBook, pressing Fn+Space cycles keyboard backlight levels in the
> following sequence:
So we're effectively lifting something out of netdev and making it more
generic. I don't generally have an issue with this, but the idea will
need more eyes on before I feel confident enough to review (for my
own little quirks) and merge it.
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Lee Jones