Re: [PATCH] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix condition to set enable gpio as output

[Daniel Thompson]

On 18/04/17 09:46, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Le lundi 17 avril 2017 Ã 21:36 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven a Ãcrit :
> > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Paul Kocialkowski <contact@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Le dimanche 16 avril 2017 Ã 22:55 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven a Ãcrit :
> > > > On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Paul Kocialkowski <contact@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > The move to a dedicated pwm_backlight_initial_power_state function in
> > > > > commit 7613c922315e308a6486d802abed2eb74443dffd modified the condition
> > > > > to set the enable gpio as output. This breaks specific use cases using
> > > > > that GPIO, such as tegra124-based nyan Chromebooks where backlight
> > > > > stopped working.
> > > > >
> > > > > This puts the condition back to the way it was before the move.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <contact@xxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Does "[PATCH v2] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix GPIO out for unimplemented
> > > > .get_direction()"
> > > > (https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/4/225) fix your issue?
> > >
> > > This definitely solves the issue!
> > >
> > > Since this fixes broken backlight (that, in turn, makes systems unusable),
> > > perhaps this should be included in the next rc cycle?
> >
> > You mean v4.11 final, as there probably won't be another rc?
> > Yes!
>
> I'm all for it!

Thanks for keeping our attention on this. I sent a PR yesterday (and 
hope my GPG key has attracted enough signatures).


Daniel.