[PATCH] doc: ABI: sysfs-class-backlight: update outdated HAL userspace reference
From: Shivank Sharma
Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 09:27:57 EST
HAL was deprecated around 2009 and is
no longer used on modern Linux distributions. Update the 'Users:' field
in the sysfs-class-backlight ABI documentation to reflect modern
systemd-logind, udev, general userspace.
Signed-off-by: Shivank Sharma <shivanksharma2376543@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight
index 40b8c46b9..2f60dd3f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-class-backlight
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Description:
- 0 (FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) : power on.
- 4 (FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN) : power off
-Users: HAL
+Users: systemd-logind, udev, general userspace.
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/brightness
Date: April 2005
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Description:
are between 0 and max_brightness. This file will also
show the brightness level stored in the driver, which
may not be the actual brightness (see actual_brightness).
-Users: HAL
+Users: systemd-logind, udev, general userspace.
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/actual_brightness
Date: March 2006
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ KernelVersion: 2.6.12
Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@xxxxxxxxx>
Description:
Maximum brightness for <backlight>.
-Users: HAL
+Users: systemd-logind, udev, general userspace.
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/type
Date: September 2010
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