Re: [PATCH 2/2] ACPI / video / i915: Remove ACPI backlight if firmware expects Windows 8

On Tue, 2013-09-10 at 16:53 +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:

I think the parameter "Does the ACPI backlight interface work or not" belongs to the ACPI video driver.

That depends on how Windows 8 works. If Windows 8 policy is handled by the GPU drivers then it belongs in i915. If it's handled by the ACPI code then it belongs in the ACPI code. But I have no way of determining that, whereas you work for a company that produces a Windows 8 video driver…