Re: [linux-pm] Re: [PATCH, RFC] [1/3] Generic in-kernel AC status
From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Date: 2006-02-10 13:19:34
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 02:13:38PM +0100, Gabor Gombas wrote:
Also, doing things differently when on AC power smells like a policy decision, and AFAIK policy handling is not wanted in the kernel.
Backlight drivers are supposed to return the current brightness. With some hardware, the only way to do that requires knowing whether the system is on AC or not. -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org