Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: Framebuffer API with backlit displays

[James S. <jsi...@tr...>]

On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Jim Gettys wrote:

> The issue is that we really may need a new interface to control the
> backlight/frontlight, rather than relying on the VESA levels for
> control.

> So trying to cram this into the exisiting interface is causing real problems,
> and I think it is time for a new additional interface to control frontlight
> backlight, rather than try to bandaid things as we have to date.

I agree. We still need to keep the old blank ioctl but I really like to
see the creation of a real power management API. Screen blanking and
back/fton lights control fulls under that category in my mind. Any ideas
for a API?

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