ACPI: video: Make acpi_backlight=video work independent from GPU driver
Commit 3dbc80a3 ("ACPI: video: Make backlight class device registration a separate step (v2)") combined with commit 5aa9d943 ("ACPI: video: Don't enable fallback path for creating ACPI backlight by default") Means that the video.ko code now fully depends on the GPU driver calling acpi_video_register_backlight() for the acpi_video# backlight class devices to get registered. This means that if the GPU driver does not do this, acpi_backlight=video on the cmdline, or DMI quirks for selecting acpi_video# will not work. This is a problem on for example Apple iMac14,1 all-in-ones where the monitor's LCD panel shows up as a regular DP connection instead of eDP so the GPU driver will not call acpi_video_register_backlight() [1]. Fix this by making video.ko directly register the acpi_video# devices when these have been explicitly requested either on the cmdline or through DMI quirks (rather then auto-detection being used). [1] GPU drivers only call acpi_video_register_backlight() when an internal panel is detected, to avoid non working acpi_video# devices getting registered on desktops which unfortunately is a real issue. Fixes: 5aa9d943 ("ACPI: video: Don't enable fallback path for creating ACPI backlight by default") Cc: All applicable <stable@vger.kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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