# \[PATCH\] pwm-backlight: handle BL\_CORE\_FBBLANK state

- Subsystems: FRAMEBUFFER LAYER, BACKLIGHT CLASS/SUBSYSTEM, THE REST
- Maintainers: Helge Deller, Lee Jones, Daniel Thompson, Jingoo Han, Linus Torvalds
- List: linux-fbdev
- 2 messages, 2 authors
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/01/3993205/t

## \[PATCH\] pwm-backlight: handle BL\_CORE\_FBBLANK state

- From: Alexandre Courbot \<acourbot@nvidia.com\>
- Date: 2013-01-30 06:19:54 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/01/3993205.md

```text
According to include/linux/backlight.h, the fb_blank field is to be
removed and blank status should preferably be set by setting the
BL_CORE_FBBLANK bit of the state field. This patch ensures this
condition is also taken into account when updating the backlight state.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@nvidia.com>
---
 drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
index 069983c..4af6d13 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ static int pwm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	int brightness = bl->props.brightness;
 	int max = bl->props.max_brightness;
 
-	if (bl->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK)
-		brightness = 0;
-
-	if (bl->props.fb_blank != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK)
+	if (bl->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
+	    bl->props.fb_blank != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
+	    bl->props.state & BL_CORE_FBBLANK)
 		brightness = 0;
 
 	if (pb->notify)
-- 
1.8.1.2

```

## Re: \[PATCH\] pwm-backlight: handle BL\_CORE\_FBBLANK state

- From: Thierry Reding \<hidden\>
- Date: 2013-01-30 07:58:48 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/01/3993273.md

```text
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 03:19:15PM +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> According to include/linux/backlight.h, the fb_blank field is to be
> removed and blank status should preferably be set by setting the
> BL_CORE_FBBLANK bit of the state field. This patch ensures this
> condition is also taken into account when updating the backlight state.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c | 7 +++----
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

Thierry
```
