On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:25:58 +0000 (GMT) James Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > video-sysfs-support-take-2-add-dev-argument-for-backlight_device_register.patch > > > > > > Does this patch update the fbdev drivers? > > > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.19-rc6/2.6.19-rc6-mm2/broken-out/video-sysfs-support-take-2-add-dev-argument-for-backlight_device_register.patch > > > > Seems not. Should it? > > Yes. Its bizarre. It is. > The drivers compile with the wrong method prototype. No, it doesn't get compiled at all. CONFIG_FB_ATY128_BACKLIGHT has no Kconfig record at all. CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_BACKLIGHT has no Kconfig record at all. CONFIG_FB_RIVA_BACKLIGHT has no Kconfig record at all. So this is all dead code. There is no way to enable any of it within the config system. > I > updated the fbdev drivers to the new backlight_device_register and it > compiled as expect. There are a few other problems with teh fbdev drivers. > I will send a patch. It's a start ;) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/