[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
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[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.10.0-26.30 --- linux (4.10.0-26.30) zesty; urgency=low * linux: 4.10.0-26.30 -proposed tracker (LP: #1700528) * CVE-2017-1000364 - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit" - Revert "mm: do not collapse stack gap into THP" - Revert "mm: enlarge stack guard gap" - mm: larger stack guard gap, between vmas - mm: fix new crash in unmapped_area_topdown() - Allow stack to grow up to address space limit linux (4.10.0-25.29) zesty; urgency=low * linux: 4.10.0-25.29 -proposed tracker (LP: #1699028) * CVE-2017-1000364 - SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit * CVE-2017-9074 - ipv6: Prevent overrun when parsing v6 header options - ipv6: Check ip6_find_1stfragopt() return value properly. * [Zesty] QDF2400 ARM64 server - NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#8 stuck for 22s! (LP: #1680549) - iommu/dma: Stop getting dma_32bit_pfn wrong - iommu/dma: Implement PCI allocation optimisation - iommu/dma: Convert to address-based allocation - iommu/dma: Clean up MSI IOVA allocation - iommu/dma: Plumb in the per-CPU IOVA caches - iommu/iova: Fix underflow bug in __alloc_and_insert_iova_range * Zesty update to 4.10.17 stable release (LP: #1692898) - xen: adjust early dom0 p2m handling to xen hypervisor behavior - target: Fix compare_and_write_callback handling for non GOOD status - target/fileio: Fix zero-length READ and WRITE handling - iscsi-target: Set session_fall_back_to_erl0 when forcing reinstatement - usb: xhci: bInterval quirk for TI TUSB73x0 - usb: host: xhci: print correct command ring address - USB: serial: ftdi_sio: add device ID for Microsemi/Arrow SF2PLUS Dev Kit - USB: Proper handling of Race Condition when two USB class drivers try to call init_usb_class simultaneously - USB: Revert "cdc-wdm: fix "out-of-sync" due to missing notifications" - staging: vt6656: use off stack for in buffer USB transfers. - staging: vt6656: use off stack for out buffer USB transfers. - staging: gdm724x: gdm_mux: fix use-after-free on module unload - staging: wilc1000: Fix problem with wrong vif index - staging: comedi: jr3_pci: fix possible null pointer dereference - staging: comedi: jr3_pci: cope with jiffies wraparound - usb: misc: add missing continue in switch - usb: gadget: legacy gadgets are optional - usb: Make sure usb/phy/of gets built-in - usb: hub: Fix error loop seen after hub communication errors - usb: hub: Do not attempt to autosuspend disconnected devices - x86/boot: Fix BSS corruption/overwrite bug in early x86 kernel startup - selftests/x86/ldt_gdt_32: Work around a glibc sigaction() bug - x86, pmem: Fix cache flushing for iovec write < 8 bytes - um: Fix PTRACE_POKEUSER on x86_64 - perf/x86: Fix Broadwell-EP DRAM RAPL events - KVM: x86: fix user triggerable warning in kvm_apic_accept_events() - KVM: arm/arm64: fix races in kvm_psci_vcpu_on - arm64: KVM: Fix decoding of Rt/Rt2 when trapping AArch32 CP accesses - block: fix blk_integrity_register to use template's interval_exp if not 0 - crypto: s5p-sss - Close possible race for completed requests - crypto: algif_aead - Require setkey before accept(2) - crypto: ccp - Use only the relevant interrupt bits - crypto: ccp - Disable interrupts early on unload - crypto: ccp - Change ISR handler method for a v3 CCP - crypto: ccp - Change ISR handler method for a v5 CCP - dm crypt: rewrite (wipe) key in crypto layer using random data - dm era: save spacemap metadata root after the pre-commit - dm rq: check blk_mq_register_dev() return value in dm_mq_init_request_queue() - dm thin: fix a memory leak when passing discard bio down - vfio/type1: Remove locked page accounting workqueue - iov_iter: don't revert iov buffer if csum error - IB/core: Fix sysfs registration error flow - IB/core: For multicast functions, verify that LIDs are multicast LIDs - IB/IPoIB: ibX: failed to create mcg debug file - IB/mlx4: Fix ib device initialization error flow - IB/mlx4: Reduce SRIOV multicast cleanup warning message to debug level - IB/hfi1: Prevent kernel QP post send hard lockups - perf auxtrace: Fix no_size logic in addr_filter__resolve_kernel_syms() - perf annotate s390: Fix perf annotate error -95 (4.10 regression) - perf annotate s390: Implement jump types for perf annotate - jbd2: fix dbench4 performance regression for 'nobarrier' mounts - ext4: evict inline data when writing to memory map - orangefs: fix bounds check for listxattr - orangefs: clean up oversize xattr validation - orangefs: do not set getattr_time on orangefs_lookup - orangefs: do not check possibly stale size on truncate - fs/xattr.c: zero out memory copied to userspace in getxattr - ceph: fix memory leak
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.10.0-26.30 --- linux (4.10.0-26.30) zesty; urgency=low * linux: 4.10.0-26.30 -proposed tracker (LP: #1700528) * CVE-2017-1000364 - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit" - Revert "mm: do not collapse stack gap into THP" - Revert "mm: enlarge stack guard gap" - mm: larger stack guard gap, between vmas - mm: fix new crash in unmapped_area_topdown() - Allow stack to grow up to address space limit linux (4.10.0-25.29) zesty; urgency=low * linux: 4.10.0-25.29 -proposed tracker (LP: #1699028) * CVE-2017-1000364 - SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit * CVE-2017-9074 - ipv6: Prevent overrun when parsing v6 header options - ipv6: Check ip6_find_1stfragopt() return value properly. * [Zesty] QDF2400 ARM64 server - NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#8 stuck for 22s! (LP: #1680549) - iommu/dma: Stop getting dma_32bit_pfn wrong - iommu/dma: Implement PCI allocation optimisation - iommu/dma: Convert to address-based allocation - iommu/dma: Clean up MSI IOVA allocation - iommu/dma: Plumb in the per-CPU IOVA caches - iommu/iova: Fix underflow bug in __alloc_and_insert_iova_range * Zesty update to 4.10.17 stable release (LP: #1692898) - xen: adjust early dom0 p2m handling to xen hypervisor behavior - target: Fix compare_and_write_callback handling for non GOOD status - target/fileio: Fix zero-length READ and WRITE handling - iscsi-target: Set session_fall_back_to_erl0 when forcing reinstatement - usb: xhci: bInterval quirk for TI TUSB73x0 - usb: host: xhci: print correct command ring address - USB: serial: ftdi_sio: add device ID for Microsemi/Arrow SF2PLUS Dev Kit - USB: Proper handling of Race Condition when two USB class drivers try to call init_usb_class simultaneously - USB: Revert "cdc-wdm: fix "out-of-sync" due to missing notifications" - staging: vt6656: use off stack for in buffer USB transfers. - staging: vt6656: use off stack for out buffer USB transfers. - staging: gdm724x: gdm_mux: fix use-after-free on module unload - staging: wilc1000: Fix problem with wrong vif index - staging: comedi: jr3_pci: fix possible null pointer dereference - staging: comedi: jr3_pci: cope with jiffies wraparound - usb: misc: add missing continue in switch - usb: gadget: legacy gadgets are optional - usb: Make sure usb/phy/of gets built-in - usb: hub: Fix error loop seen after hub communication errors - usb: hub: Do not attempt to autosuspend disconnected devices - x86/boot: Fix BSS corruption/overwrite bug in early x86 kernel startup - selftests/x86/ldt_gdt_32: Work around a glibc sigaction() bug - x86, pmem: Fix cache flushing for iovec write < 8 bytes - um: Fix PTRACE_POKEUSER on x86_64 - perf/x86: Fix Broadwell-EP DRAM RAPL events - KVM: x86: fix user triggerable warning in kvm_apic_accept_events() - KVM: arm/arm64: fix races in kvm_psci_vcpu_on - arm64: KVM: Fix decoding of Rt/Rt2 when trapping AArch32 CP accesses - block: fix blk_integrity_register to use template's interval_exp if not 0 - crypto: s5p-sss - Close possible race for completed requests - crypto: algif_aead - Require setkey before accept(2) - crypto: ccp - Use only the relevant interrupt bits - crypto: ccp - Disable interrupts early on unload - crypto: ccp - Change ISR handler method for a v3 CCP - crypto: ccp - Change ISR handler method for a v5 CCP - dm crypt: rewrite (wipe) key in crypto layer using random data - dm era: save spacemap metadata root after the pre-commit - dm rq: check blk_mq_register_dev() return value in dm_mq_init_request_queue() - dm thin: fix a memory leak when passing discard bio down - vfio/type1: Remove locked page accounting workqueue - iov_iter: don't revert iov buffer if csum error - IB/core: Fix sysfs registration error flow - IB/core: For multicast functions, verify that LIDs are multicast LIDs - IB/IPoIB: ibX: failed to create mcg debug file - IB/mlx4: Fix ib device initialization error flow - IB/mlx4: Reduce SRIOV multicast cleanup warning message to debug level - IB/hfi1: Prevent kernel QP post send hard lockups - perf auxtrace: Fix no_size logic in addr_filter__resolve_kernel_syms() - perf annotate s390: Fix perf annotate error -95 (4.10 regression) - perf annotate s390: Implement jump types for perf annotate - jbd2: fix dbench4 performance regression for 'nobarrier' mounts - ext4: evict inline data when writing to memory map - orangefs: fix bounds check for listxattr - orangefs: clean up oversize xattr validation - orangefs: do not set getattr_time on orangefs_lookup - orangefs: do not check possibly stale size on truncate - fs/xattr.c: zero out memory copied to userspace in getxattr - ceph: fix memory leak
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-83.106
---
linux (4.4.0-83.106) xenial; urgency=low
* linux: 4.4.0-83.106 -proposed tracker (LP: #1700541)
* CVE-2017-1000364
- Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit"
- Revert "mm: do not collapse stack gap into THP"
- Revert "mm: enlarge stack guard gap"
- mm: vma_adjust: remove superfluous confusing update in remove_next == 1
case
- mm: larger stack guard gap, between vmas
- mm: fix new crash in unmapped_area_topdown()
- Allow stack to grow up to address space limit
linux (4.4.0-82.105) xenial; urgency=low
* linux: 4.4.0-82.105 -proposed tracker (LP: #1699064)
* CVE-2017-1000364
- SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit
* linux-aws/linux-gke incorrectly producing and using linux-*-tools-
common/linux-*-cloud-tools-common (LP: #1688579)
- [Config] make linux-tools-common and linux-cloud-tools-common protection
consistent
* CVE-2017-9242
- ipv6: fix out of bound writes in __ip6_append_data()
* CVE-2017-9075
- sctp: do not inherit ipv6_{mc|ac|fl}_list from parent
* CVE-2017-9074
- ipv6: Prevent overrun when parsing v6 header options
* CVE-2017-9076
- ipv6/dccp: do not inherit ipv6_mc_list from parent
* CVE-2017-9077
- ipv6/dccp: do not inherit ipv6_mc_list from parent
* CVE-2017-8890
- dccp/tcp: do not inherit mc_list from parent
* Module signing exclusion for staging drivers does not work properly
(LP: #1690908)
- SAUCE: Fix module signing exclusion in package builds
* extend-diff-ignore should use exact matches (LP: #1693504)
- [Packaging] exact extend-diff-ignore matches
* Dell XPS 9360 wifi 5G performance is poor (LP: #1692836)
- SAUCE: ath10k: fix the wifi speed issue for kill 1535
* Upgrade Redpine WLAN/BT driver to ver. 1.2.RC12 (LP: #1694607)
- SAUCE: Redpine: Upgrade to ver. 1.2.RC12
* [DP MST] No audio output through HDMI/DP/mDP ports in Dell WD15 and TB15
docking stations (LP: #1694665)
- drm/i915: Store port enum in intel_encoder
- drm/i915: Eliminate redundant local variable definition
- drm/i915: Switch to using port stored in intel_encoder
- drm/i915: Move audio_connector to intel_encoder
- drm/i915/dp: DP audio API changes for MST
- drm/i915: abstract ddi being audio enabled
- drm/i915/audio: extend get_saved_enc() to support more scenarios
- drm/i915: enable dp mst audio
* Xenial update to 4.4.70 stable release (LP: #1694621)
- usb: misc: legousbtower: Fix buffers on stack
- usb: misc: legousbtower: Fix memory leak
- USB: ene_usb6250: fix DMA to the stack
- watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe
- char: lp: fix possible integer overflow in lp_setup()
- USB: core: replace %p with %pK
- ARM: tegra: paz00: Mark panel regulator as enabled on boot
- tpm_crb: check for bad response size
- infiniband: call ipv6 route lookup via the stub interface
- dm btree: fix for dm_btree_find_lowest_key()
- dm raid: select the Kconfig option CONFIG_MD_RAID0
- dm bufio: avoid a possible ABBA deadlock
- dm bufio: check new buffer allocation watermark every 30 seconds
- dm cache metadata: fail operations if fail_io mode has been established
- dm bufio: make the parameter "retain_bytes" unsigned long
- dm thin metadata: call precommit before saving the roots
- dm space map disk: fix some book keeping in the disk space map
- md: update slab_cache before releasing new stripes when stripes resizing
- rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: setup 8812ae RFE according to device type
- mwifiex: pcie: fix cmd_buf use-after-free in remove/reset
- ima: accept previously set IMA_NEW_FILE
- KVM: x86: Fix load damaged SSEx MXCSR register
- KVM: X86: Fix read out-of-bounds vulnerability in kvm pio emulation
- regulator: tps65023: Fix inverted core enable logic.
- s390/kdump: Add final note
- s390/cputime: fix incorrect system time
- ath9k_htc: Add support of AirTies 1eda:2315 AR9271 device
- ath9k_htc: fix NULL-deref at probe
- drm/amdgpu: Avoid overflows/divide-by-zero in latency_watermark
calculations.
- drm/amdgpu: Make display watermark calculations more accurate
- drm/nouveau/therm: remove ineffective workarounds for alarm bugs
- drm/nouveau/tmr: ack interrupt before processing alarms
- drm/nouveau/tmr: fix corruption of the pending list when rescheduling an
alarm
- drm/nouveau/tmr: avoid processing completed alarms when adding a new one
- drm/nouveau/tmr: handle races with hw when updating the next alarm time
- cdc-acm: fix possible invalid access when processing notification
- proc: Fix unbalanced hard link numbers
- of: fix sparse warning in of_pci_range_parser_one
- iio: dac: ad7303: fix channel description
- pid_ns: Sleep in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE in zap_pid_ns_processes
- pid_ns: Fix race
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.8.0-58.63
---
linux (4.8.0-58.63) yakkety; urgency=low
* linux: 4.8.0-58.63 -proposed tracker (LP: #1700533)
* CVE-2017-1000364
- Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit"
- Revert "mm: do not collapse stack gap into THP"
- Revert "mm: enlarge stack guard gap"
- mm: vma_adjust: remove superfluous confusing update in remove_next == 1
case
- mm: larger stack guard gap, between vmas
- mm: fix new crash in unmapped_area_topdown()
- Allow stack to grow up to address space limit
linux (4.8.0-57.62) yakkety; urgency=low
* linux: 4.8.0-57.62 -proposed tracker (LP: #1699035)
* CVE-2017-1000364
- SAUCE: mm: Only expand stack if guard area is hit
* CVE-2017-7374
- fscrypt: remove broken support for detecting keyring key revocation
* CVE-2017-100363
- char: lp: fix possible integer overflow in lp_setup()
* CVE-2017-9242
- ipv6: fix out of bound writes in __ip6_append_data()
* CVE-2017-9075
- sctp: do not inherit ipv6_{mc|ac|fl}_list from parent
* CVE-2017-9074
- ipv6: Prevent overrun when parsing v6 header options
* CVE-2017-9076
- ipv6/dccp: do not inherit ipv6_mc_list from parent
* CVE-2017-9077
- ipv6/dccp: do not inherit ipv6_mc_list from parent
* CVE-2017-8890
- dccp/tcp: do not inherit mc_list from parent
* extend-diff-ignore should use exact matches (LP: #1693504)
- [Packaging] exact extend-diff-ignore matches
* APST quirk needed for Intel NVMe (LP: #1686592)
- nvme: Quirk APST on Intel 600P/P3100 devices
* regression: the 4.8 hwe kernel does not create the
/sys/block/*/device/enclosure_device:* symlinks (LP: #1691899)
- scsi: ses: Fix SAS device detection in enclosure
* datapath: Add missing case OVS_TUNNEL_KEY_ATTR_PAD (LP: #1676679)
- openvswitch: Add missing case OVS_TUNNEL_KEY_ATTR_PAD
* connection flood to port 445 on mounting cifs volume under kernel
(LP: #1686099)
- cifs: Do not send echoes before Negotiate is complete
* Support IPMI system interface on Cavium ThunderX (LP: #1688132)
- i2c: octeon: Rename driver to prepare for split
- i2c: octeon: Split the driver into two parts
- [Config] CONFIG_I2C_THUNDERX=m
- i2c: thunderx: Add i2c driver for ThunderX SOC
- i2c: thunderx: Add SMBUS alert support
- i2c: octeon,thunderx: Move register offsets to struct
- i2c: octeon: Sort include files alphabetically
- i2c: octeon: Use booleon values for booleon variables
- i2c: octeon: thunderx: Add MAINTAINERS entry
- i2c: octeon: Fix set SCL recovery function
- i2c: octeon: Avoid sending STOP during recovery
- i2c: octeon: Fix high-level controller status check
- i2c: octeon: thunderx: TWSI software reset in recovery
- i2c: octeon: thunderx: Remove double-check after interrupt
- i2c: octeon: thunderx: Limit register access retries
- i2c: thunderx: Enable HWMON class probing
* CVE-2017-5577
- drm/vc4: Return -EINVAL on the overflow checks failing.
* Merlin SGMII fail on Ubuntu Xenial HWE kernel (LP: #1686305)
- net: phy: marvell: fix Marvell 88E1512 used in SGMII mode
- drivers: net: phy: xgene: Fix mdio write
* Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
(LP: #1693126)
- platform/x86: dell-laptop: Add Latitude 7480 and others to the DMI
whitelist
- platform/x86: dell-laptop: Add keyboard backlight timeout AC settings
* exec'ing a setuid binary from a threaded program sometimes fails to setuid
(LP: #1672819)
- SAUCE: exec: ensure file system accounting in check_unsafe_exec is correct
* CVE-2017-7294
- drm/vmwgfx: fix integer overflow in vmw_surface_define_ioctl()
-- Stefan Bader Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:31:13
+0200
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-1000364
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-100363
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-5577
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-7294
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-7374
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-8890
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-9074
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-9075
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-9076
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-9077
** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2017-9242
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
I can confirm the brightness can be controlled in sysfs, on all Xenial/Yakkety/Zesty. ** Tags removed: verification-needed-xenial verification-needed-yakkety verification-needed-zesty ** Tags added: verification-done-xenial verification-done-yakkety verification-done-zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed- zesty' to 'verification-done-zesty'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-zesty' to 'verification-failed-zesty'. If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! ** Tags added: verification-needed-zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed- yakkety' to 'verification-done-yakkety'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-yakkety' to 'verification-failed- yakkety'. If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed- xenial' to 'verification-done-xenial'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-xenial' to 'verification-failed- xenial'. If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! ** Tags added: verification-needed-xenial ** Tags added: verification-needed-yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
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[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Zesty) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Zesty) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
** Description changed: + [Impact] + There's no sysfs node for some Dell laptop keyboard backlight control. + Two issues here: 1. No sysfs "/sys/devices/platform/dell-laptop/leds/dell::kbd_backlight" - The patch fixes the issue: + The patch fixes the issue by adding necessary DMI string to dmi whitelist table: + commit 8d2c4538dbc7154c4aed1364db127a0e51dbd459 Author: Alex Hung Date: Thu Feb 16 20:58:03 2017 +0800 - platform/x86: dell-laptop: Add Latitude 7480 and others to the DMI + platform/x86: dell-laptop: Add Latitude 7480 and others to the DMI whitelist 2. The sysfs exits, but backlight cannot be controlled by "brightness" attribute. - The patch fixes the issue: + The patch fixes the issue by updating timeout AC, if the model supports it: commit 9216e0dcb5533a999d544d0af8661118e0588e1d Author: Pali Rohár Date: Sun Apr 23 21:40:47 2017 +0200 - platform/x86: dell-laptop: Add keyboard backlight timeout AC + platform/x86: dell-laptop: Add keyboard backlight timeout AC settings + + [Test Case] + On Dell Precision 3250 (Kabylake generation), the backlight cannot be controlled in sysfs, because it does not exist. + With these two patches, keyboard backlight can be controlled in "/sys/devices/platform/dell-laptop/leds/dell::kbd_backlight". + + [Regression Potential] + The regression potential is low. Only newer Dell laptops will be affected, and it only applies to limited models. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
Uh do you mean linux kernel released? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1693126] Re: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops.
Hi Heng Feng, How many days do you think will be needed to finish this backing port? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693126 Title: Keyboard backlight control does not work on some dell laptops. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1693126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
