Re: [PATCH 0/2] Backlight fixes for X1-based Surface Pro 11
From: Bjorn Andersson
Date: Sun Nov 08 2026 - 15:23:00 EST
On Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:52:24 +0100, Dale Whinham wrote:
> The LCD variant of the Surface Pro 11 has had no working backlight
> control since the device was added. Its DT took the panel description
> from the OLED model, where pmc8380_3 gpio4 is the panel enable line.
> On the LCD model, gpio4 enables the backlight instead, and brightness
> is a PWM output from the PMK8550 LPG on gpio5. The supply is enabled
> by pmc8380_3 gpio10. This is the same arrangement as the ThinkPad T14s
> LCD and the Surface Laptop 7.
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/2] arm64: dts: qcom: x1-denali: Add missing pinctrl for eDP HPD
commit: 2a9f7dd326116f10f6c4be60cadfc7293c2eab74
[2/2] arm64: dts: qcom: x1-denali: Add PWM backlight for LCD
commit: 28184d5a3698d125bee804aafa638ce38a033c88
Best regards,
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Bjorn Andersson <andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>