ACPI video: introduce module parameter video.use_bios_initial_backlight

Introduce module parameter video.use_bios_initial_backlight.

Some BIOSes claim they use the minimum backlight at boot,
and this may bring dimming screen after boot.
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21212

use video.use_bios_initl_backlight=0 to use
the maximum backlight level after boot.

Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 5cd0228d2daa..89f19a8fc726 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
 static int allow_duplicates;
 module_param(allow_duplicates, bool, 0644);
 
+/*
+ * Some BIOSes claim they use minimum backlight at boot,
+ * and this may bring dimming screen after boot
+ */
+static int use_bios_initial_backlight = 1;
+module_param(use_bios_initial_backlight, bool, 0644);
+
 static int register_count = 0;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
@@ -766,9 +773,11 @@ acpi_video_init_brightness(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                  * when invoked for the first time, i.e. level_old is invalid.
                  * set the backlight to max_level in this case
                  */
-                for (i = 2; i < br->count; i++)
-                        if (level_old == br->levels[i])
-                                level = level_old;
+                if (use_bios_initial_backlight) {
+                        for (i = 2; i < br->count; i++)
+                                if (level_old == br->levels[i])
+                                        level = level_old;
+                }
                 goto set_level;
         }