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-rw-r--r--drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c39
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 56a21e6b80a..109bd275043 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -3174,6 +3174,39 @@ static int __init brightness_check_levels(void)
return (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && found_node != NULL);
}
+static acpi_status __init brightness_find_bcl(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl,
+ void *context, void **rv)
+{
+ char name[ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH];
+ struct acpi_buffer buffer = { sizeof(name), &name };
+
+ if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_name(handle, ACPI_SINGLE_NAME, &buffer)) &&
+ !strncmp("_BCL", name, sizeof(name) - 1)) {
+ *rv = handle;
+ return AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
+ } else {
+ return AE_OK;
+ }
+}
+
+static int __init brightness_check_std_acpi_support(void)
+{
+ int status;
+ void *found_node = NULL;
+
+ if (!vid_handle) {
+ IBM_ACPIHANDLE_INIT(vid);
+ }
+ if (!vid_handle)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* Search for a _BCL method, but don't execute it */
+ status = acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, vid_handle, 3,
+ brightness_find_bcl, NULL, &found_node);
+
+ return (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && found_node != NULL);
+}
+
static int __init brightness_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
{
int b;
@@ -3186,6 +3219,12 @@ static int __init brightness_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
dbg_printk(TPACPI_DBG_INIT,
"brightness support disabled by module parameter\n");
return 1;
+ } else if (brightness_enable > 1) {
+ if (brightness_check_std_acpi_support()) {
+ printk(IBM_NOTICE
+ "standard ACPI backlight interface available, not loading native one...\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
}
if (!brightness_mode) {