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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-09-23 09:32:11 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-09-23 09:32:11 -0700
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Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6
* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (119 commits) ACPI: don't pass handle for fixed hardware notifications ACPI: remove null pointer checks in deferred execution path ACPI: simplify deferred execution path acerhdf: additional BIOS versions acerhdf: convert to dev_pm_ops acerhdf: fix fan control for AOA150 model thermal: add missing Kconfig dependency acpi: switch /proc/acpi/{debug_layer,debug_level} to seq_file hp-wmi: fix rfkill memory leak on unload ACPI: remove unnecessary #ifdef CONFIG_DMI ACPI: linux/acpi.h should not include linux/dmi.h hwmon driver for ACPI 4.0 power meters topstar-laptop: add new driver for hotkeys support on Topstar N01 thinkpad_acpi: fix rfkill memory leak on unload thinkpad-acpi: report brightness events when required thinkpad-acpi: don't poll by default any of the reserved hotkeys thinkpad-acpi: Fix procfs hotkey reset command thinkpad-acpi: deprecate hotkey_bios_mask thinkpad-acpi: hotkey poll fixes thinkpad-acpi: be more strict when detecting a ThinkPad ...
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+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/bl_power
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Control BACKLIGHT power, values are FB_BLANK_* from fb.h
+ - FB_BLANK_UNBLANK (0) : power on.
+ - FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN (4) : power off
+Users: HAL
+
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/brightness
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Control the brightness for this <backlight>. Values
+ are between 0 and max_brightness. This file will also
+ show the brightness level stored in the driver, which
+ may not be the actual brightness (see actual_brightness).
+Users: HAL
+
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/actual_brightness
+Date: March 2006
+KernelVersion: 2.6.17
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Show the actual brightness by querying the hardware.
+Users: HAL
+
+What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/max_brightness
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
+Description:
+ Maximum brightness for <backlight>.
+Users: HAL
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