Hi!
> Export the type of the brightness curve via the new sysfs attribute
> 'scale'. The value of the attribute may be a simple string like
> 'linear' or 'non-linear', or a composite string similar to
> 'compatible' strings of the device tree. A composite string consists
> of different elements separated by commas, starting with the
> most-detailed description and ending with the least-detailed one. An
> example for a composite string is "cie-1931,perceptual,non-linear"
> This brightness curve was generated with the CIE 1931 algorithm, it
> is perceptually linear, but not actually linear in terms of the
> emitted light. If userspace doesn't know about 'cie-1931' or
> 'perceptual' it should at least be able to interpret the 'non-linear'
> part.
I'm not sure the comma-separated thing is a good idea. If it is, it should
go to the Documentation, not to changelog.
> +What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/scale
> +Date: June 2019
> +KernelVersion: 5.4
> +Contact: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thomp...@linaro.org>
> +Description:
> + Description of the scale of the brightness curve. The
> + description consists of one or more elements separated by
> + commas, from the most detailed to the least detailed
> + description.
> +
> + Possible values are:
> +
> + unknown
> + The scale of the brightness curve is unknown.
> +
> + linear
> + The brightness changes linearly in terms of the emitted
> + light, changes are perceived as non-linear by the human eye.
> +
> + non-linear
> + The brightness changes non-linearly in terms of the emitted
> + light, changes might be perceived as linear by the human eye.
non-linear is not too useful as described.
> + perceptual,non-linear
> + The brightness changes non-linearly in terms of the emitted
> + light, changes should be perceived as linear by the human eye.
> +
> + cie-1931,perceptual,non-linear
> + The brightness curve was calculated with the CIE 1931
> + algorithm. Brightness changes non-linearly in terms of the
> + emitted light, changes should be perceived as linear by the
> + human eye.
Is it useful to know difference between perceptual, and cie-1931?
Would it be useful to export absolute values in some well-known units?
If I'm in dark room, I may want 100mW/m^2 of backlight... And it would
be nice if I could set same backlight intensity on all my devices easily.
Pavel
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