# \[PATCH v3 1/9\] backlight: atmel-pwm-bl: fix reported brightness

- From: Johan Hovold \<hidden\>
- Date: 2013-10-31 17:58:25 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/10/4141993
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2013/10/4137973/t.md

```text
The driver supports 16-bit brightness values, but the value returned
from get_brightness was truncated to eight bits.

Cc: <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <redacted>
---
 drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c
index 66885fb..0971a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/atmel-pwm-bl.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_set_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 static int atmel_pwm_bl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
 	struct atmel_pwm_bl *pwmbl = bl_get_data(bd);
-	u8 intensity;
+	u32 intensity;
 
 	if (pwmbl->pdata->pwm_active_low) {
 		intensity = pwm_channel_readl(&pwmbl->pwmc, PWM_CDTY) -
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 			pwm_channel_readl(&pwmbl->pwmc, PWM_CDTY);
 	}
 
-	return intensity;
+	return intensity & 0xffff;
 }
 
 static int atmel_pwm_bl_init_pwm(struct atmel_pwm_bl *pwmbl)
-- 
1.8.4.2

```
