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authorErik Waling <erikw@acc.umu.se>2005-09-06 18:17:02 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2005-09-07 19:57:24 -0400
commitd2052c1676a39cae101a81f3da8a4ade8b668c88 (patch)
treebc812cc27e1800a1849cdebb97a6dc0bba5b8c93 /Documentation/sonypi.txt
parent2865cf001878d22d5fd12e5215621dffbcad76dc (diff)
[PATCH] sonypi SPIC initialisation fix
Newer Sony VAIO models (VGN-S480, VGN-S460, VGN-S3XP etc) use a new method to initialize the SPIC device. The new way to initialize (and disable) the device comes directly from the AML code in the _CRS, _SRS and _DIS methods from the DSDT table. This patch adds support for the new models. Signed-off-by: Erik Waling <erikw@acc.umu.se> Signed-off-by: Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ statically linked into the kernel). Those options are:
99 SONYPI_MEYE_MASK 0x0400 99 SONYPI_MEYE_MASK 0x0400
100 SONYPI_MEMORYSTICK_MASK 0x0800 100 SONYPI_MEMORYSTICK_MASK 0x0800
101 SONYPI_BATTERY_MASK 0x1000 101 SONYPI_BATTERY_MASK 0x1000
102 SONYPI_WIRELESS_MASK 0x2000
102 103
103 useinput: if set (which is the default) two input devices are 104 useinput: if set (which is the default) two input devices are
104 created, one which interprets the jogdial events as 105 created, one which interprets the jogdial events as
@@ -137,6 +138,15 @@ Bugs:
137 speed handling etc). Use ACPI instead of APM if it works on your 138 speed handling etc). Use ACPI instead of APM if it works on your
138 laptop. 139 laptop.
139 140
141 - sonypi lacks the ability to distinguish between certain key
142 events on some models.
143
144 - some models with the nvidia card (geforce go 6200 tc) uses a
145 different way to adjust the backlighting of the screen. There
146 is a userspace utility to adjust the brightness on those models,
147 which can be downloaded from
148 http://www.acc.umu.se/~erikw/program/smartdimmer-0.1.tar.bz2
149
140 - since all development was done by reverse engineering, there is 150 - since all development was done by reverse engineering, there is
141 _absolutely no guarantee_ that this driver will not crash your 151 _absolutely no guarantee_ that this driver will not crash your
142 laptop. Permanently. 152 laptop. Permanently.