[PATCH] drm/amd/display: use linear backlight curve on Linux
From: Aarav Kumar
Date: Tue Sep 01 2026 - 10:42:26 EST
The power module currently uses a non-linear backlight curve for the
Linux backlight path. This results in incorrect brightness levels on
affected systems.
Use the linear backlight curve instead to preserve the existing
brightness-to-PWM mapping.
Tested on an AMD laptop with an eDP panel. The regression was
reproduced with commit 3c108046e1d6 ("drm/amd/display: Add power
module on Linux"), and the brightness behavior was restored with this
change.
Fixes: 3c108046e1d6 ("drm/amd/display: Add power module on Linux")
Link: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/5723
Signed-off-by: Aarav Kumar <aarav.240604@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 8d690468d..cd10a5d45 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_init_power_module(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm)
!(amdgpu_dc_feature_mask & DC_DISABLE_FRACTIONAL_PWM_MASK);
init_data[i].use_custom_backlight_caps = false;
init_data[i].custom_backlight_caps_config_no = 0;
- init_data[i].use_linear_backlight_curve = false;
+ init_data[i].use_linear_backlight_curve = true;
init_data[i].def_varibright_enable = 0;
init_data[i].varibright_level = 0;
/*
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2.55.0