Re: [gpm] [PATCH 2.6.29] eeepc-laptop: report brightness control events via the input layer

[Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins tuffmail co uk>]

Richard Hughes wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Alan
> Jenkins<alan-jenkins tuffmail co uk> wrote:
>   
>> So during step iii) I think you see the firmware
>> increase the brightness, then g-p-m decrease the brightness, and then
>> g-p-m catches up and the brightness increases again.
>>     
>
> Sorry for not responding sooner, been moving house.
>
> I don't think the kernel driver should modify the brightness itself,
> as that's applying policy. Is this is left to userspace then we can
> put on policy such as "don't allow brightness to be set below 30%" or
> "automatically set the brightness using a ambient light sensor, and
> use the brightness keys to set ambient thresholds".
>
> Doing this policy in the driver is the wrong thing to do IMO.
>
> Richard.
>   

The driver doesn't.  As far as we know, none of them do.  Firmware does.

Thanks
Alan