Merge commit 'v2.6.28-rc6' into x86/debug

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/compal-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/compal-laptop.c
index 344b790a6253..11003bba10d3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/compal-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/compal-laptop.c
@@ -326,12 +326,14 @@ static int __init compal_init(void)
 
         /* Register backlight stuff */
 
-        compalbl_device = backlight_device_register("compal-laptop", NULL, NULL,
-                                                &compalbl_ops);
-        if (IS_ERR(compalbl_device))
-                return PTR_ERR(compalbl_device);
+        if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                compalbl_device = backlight_device_register("compal-laptop", NULL, NULL,
+                                                            &compalbl_ops);
+                if (IS_ERR(compalbl_device))
+                        return PTR_ERR(compalbl_device);
 
-        compalbl_device->props.max_brightness = COMPAL_LCD_LEVEL_MAX-1;
+                compalbl_device->props.max_brightness = COMPAL_LCD_LEVEL_MAX-1;
+        }
 
         ret = platform_driver_register(&compal_driver);
         if (ret)