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diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c index a6e1a4d..afc2a8d 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/video.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c @@ -463,6 +463,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id video_dmi_table[] __initdata = { DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP 1000 Notebook PC"), }, }, + { + .callback = video_ignore_initial_backlight, + .ident = "HP Pavilion m4", + .matches = { + DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"), + DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion m4 Notebook PC"), + }, + }, {} };
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled ACPI / video: ignore BIOS initial backlight value for HP m4 to the linux-3.8.y-queue branch of the 3.8.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.8.y-queue This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.8.13.3. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.8.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Kamal ------ From 24ff13c575fa15afc72e09a61eca0f468e1a74cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Hung <alex.hung@canonical.com> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 02:05:09 +0000 Subject: ACPI / video: ignore BIOS initial backlight value for HP m4 commit fedbe9bc6fd3e14b1ffbb3dac407777ac4a3650c upstream. On HP m4 lapops, BIOS reports minimum backlight on boot and causes backlight to dim completely. This ignores the initial backlight values and set to max brightness. References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184501 Signed-off-by: Alex Hung <alex.hung@canonical.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> --- drivers/acpi/video.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) -- 1.8.1.2