16 files changed, 469 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 4782fe7ac7d0..c600c4ffc657 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -198,6 +198,18 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         that require a timer override, but don't have
                         HPET
 
+        acpi_backlight= [HW,ACPI]
+                        acpi_backlight=vendor
+                        acpi_backlight=video
+                        If set to vendor, prefer vendor specific driver
+                        (e.g. thinkpad_acpi, sony_acpi, etc.) instead
+                        of the ACPI video.ko driver.
+
+        acpi_display_output=    [HW,ACPI]
+                        acpi_display_output=vendor
+                        acpi_display_output=video
+                        See above.
+
         acpi.debug_layer=       [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG]
         acpi.debug_level=       [HW,ACPI,ACPI_DEBUG]
                         Format: <int>
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index fc622316a7d8..3c0c93300f12 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON)	+= button.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_FAN)          += fan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK)         += dock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO)        += video.o
+ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO
+obj-y                           += video_detect.o
+endif
+
 obj-y                           += pci_root.o pci_link.o pci_irq.o pci_bind.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PCI_SLOT)     += pci_slot.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR)    += processor.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index 24649ada08df..adec3d15810a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -140,6 +140,46 @@ struct device *acpi_get_physical_device(acpi_handle handle)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_physical_device);
 
+/* ToDo: When a PCI bridge is found, return the PCI device behind the bridge
+ *       This should work in general, but did not on a Lenovo T61 for the
+ *       graphics card. But this must be fixed when the PCI device is
+ *       bound and the kernel device struct is attached to the acpi device
+ * Note: A success call will increase reference count by one
+ *       Do call put_device(dev) on the returned device then
+ */
+struct device *acpi_get_physical_pci_device(acpi_handle handle)
+{
+        struct device *dev;
+        long long device_id;
+        acpi_status status;
+
+        status =
+                acpi_evaluate_integer(handle, "_ADR", NULL, &device_id);
+
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+                return NULL;
+
+        /* We need to attempt to determine whether the _ADR refers to a
+           PCI device or not. There's no terribly good way to do this,
+           so the best we can hope for is to assume that there'll never
+           be a device in the host bridge */
+        if (device_id >= 0x10000) {
+                /* It looks like a PCI device. Does it exist? */
+                dev = acpi_get_physical_device(handle);
+        } else {
+                /* It doesn't look like a PCI device. Does its parent
+                   exist? */
+                acpi_handle phandle;
+                if (acpi_get_parent(handle, &phandle))
+                        return NULL;
+                dev = acpi_get_physical_device(phandle);
+        }
+        if (!dev)
+                return NULL;
+        return dev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_physical_pci_device);
+
 static int acpi_bind_one(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle)
 {
         struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 4dd1f31930b8..71124b9a7073 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -919,36 +919,6 @@ static void acpi_device_get_busid(struct acpi_device *device,
         }
 }
 
-static int
-acpi_video_bus_match(struct acpi_device *device)
-{
-        acpi_handle h_dummy;
-
-        if (!device)
-                return -EINVAL;
-
-        /* Since there is no HID, CID for ACPI Video drivers, we have
-         * to check well known required nodes for each feature we support.
-         */
-
-        /* Does this device able to support video switching ? */
-        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_DOD", &h_dummy)) &&
-            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_DOS", &h_dummy)))
-                return 0;
-
-        /* Does this device able to retrieve a video ROM ? */
-        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_ROM", &h_dummy)))
-                return 0;
-
-        /* Does this device able to configure which video head to be POSTed ? */
-        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_VPO", &h_dummy)) &&
-            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_GPD", &h_dummy)) &&
-            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_SPD", &h_dummy)))
-                return 0;
-
-        return -ENODEV;
-}
-
 /*
  * acpi_bay_match - see if a device is an ejectable driver bay
  *
@@ -1031,7 +1001,7 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device,
                    will get autoloaded and the device might still match
                    against another driver.
                 */
-                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_video_bus_match(device)))
+                if (acpi_is_video_device(device))
                         cid_add = ACPI_VIDEO_HID;
                 else if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_bay_match(device)))
                         cid_add = ACPI_BAY_HID;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index a3aad30d39f6..baa441929720 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                 device->cap._DSS = 1;
         }
 
-        max_level = acpi_video_init_brightness(device);
+        if (acpi_video_backlight_support())
+                max_level = acpi_video_init_brightness(device);
 
         if (device->cap._BCL && device->cap._BCM && max_level > 0) {
                 int result;
@@ -784,18 +785,21 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                         printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
 
         }
-        if (device->cap._DCS && device->cap._DSS){
-                static int count = 0;
-                char *name;
-                name = kzalloc(MAX_NAME_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-                if (!name)
-                        return;
-                sprintf(name, "acpi_video%d", count++);
-                device->output_dev = video_output_register(name,
-                                NULL, device, &acpi_output_properties);
-                kfree(name);
+
+        if (acpi_video_display_switch_support()) {
+
+                if (device->cap._DCS && device->cap._DSS) {
+                        static int count;
+                        char *name;
+                        name = kzalloc(MAX_NAME_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+                        if (!name)
+                                return;
+                        sprintf(name, "acpi_video%d", count++);
+                        device->output_dev = video_output_register(name,
+                                        NULL, device, &acpi_output_properties);
+                        kfree(name);
+                }
         }
-        return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -841,11 +845,16 @@ static void acpi_video_bus_find_cap(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
 static int acpi_video_bus_check(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
 {
         acpi_status status = -ENOENT;
-
+        struct device *dev;
 
         if (!video)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        dev = acpi_get_physical_pci_device(video->device->handle);
+        if (!dev)
+                return -ENODEV;
+        put_device(dev);
+
         /* Since there is no HID, CID and so on for VGA driver, we have
          * to check well known required nodes.
          */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f022eb6f5637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008       SuSE Linux Products GmbH
+ *                           Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+ *
+ *  May be copied or modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *
+ * video_detect.c:
+ * Provides acpi_is_video_device() for early scanning of ACPI devices in scan.c
+ * There a Linux specific (Spec does not provide a HID for video devices) is
+ * assinged
+ *
+ * After PCI devices are glued with ACPI devices
+ * acpi_get_physical_pci_device() can be called to identify ACPI graphics
+ * devices for which a real graphics card is plugged in
+ *
+ * Now acpi_video_get_capabilities() can be called to check which
+ * capabilities the graphics cards plugged in support. The check for general
+ * video capabilities will be triggered by the first caller of
+ * acpi_video_get_capabilities(NULL); which will happen when the first
+ * backlight (or display output) switching supporting driver calls:
+ * acpi_video_backlight_support();
+ *
+ * Depending on whether ACPI graphics extensions (cmp. ACPI spec Appendix B)
+ * are available, video.ko should be used to handle the device.
+ *
+ * Otherwise vendor specific drivers like thinkpad_acpi, asus_acpi,
+ * sony_acpi,... can take care about backlight brightness and display output
+ * switching.
+ *
+ * If CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO is neither set as "compiled in" (y) nor as a module (m)
+ * this file will not be compiled, acpi_video_get_capabilities() and
+ * acpi_video_backlight_support() will always return 0 and vendor specific
+ * drivers always can handle backlight.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
+
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("video");
+#define _COMPONENT              ACPI_VIDEO_COMPONENT
+
+static long acpi_video_support;
+static bool acpi_video_caps_checked;
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_backlight_cap_match(acpi_handle handle, u32 level, void *context,
+                          void **retyurn_value)
+{
+        long *cap = context;
+        acpi_handle h_dummy;
+
+        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(handle, "_BCM", &h_dummy)) &&
+            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(handle, "_BCL", &h_dummy))) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Found generic backlight "
+                                  "support\n"));
+                *cap |= ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT;
+                /* We have backlight support, no need to scan further */
+                return AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
+/* Returns true if the device is a video device which can be handled by
+ * video.ko.
+ * The device will get a Linux specific CID added in scan.c to
+ * identify the device as an ACPI graphics device
+ * Be aware that the graphics device may not be physically present
+ * Use acpi_video_get_capabilities() to detect general ACPI video
+ * capabilities of present cards
+ */
+long acpi_is_video_device(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+        acpi_handle h_dummy;
+        long video_caps = 0;
+
+        if (!device)
+                return 0;
+
+        /* Does this device able to support video switching ? */
+        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_DOD", &h_dummy)) &&
+            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_DOS", &h_dummy)))
+                video_caps |= ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING;
+
+        /* Does this device able to retrieve a video ROM ? */
+        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_ROM", &h_dummy)))
+                video_caps |= ACPI_VIDEO_ROM_AVAILABLE;
+
+        /* Does this device able to configure which video head to be POSTed ? */
+        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_VPO", &h_dummy)) &&
+            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_GPD", &h_dummy)) &&
+            ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_SPD", &h_dummy)))
+                video_caps |= ACPI_VIDEO_DEVICE_POSTING;
+
+        /* Only check for backlight functionality if one of the above hit. */
+        if (video_caps)
+                acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE, device->handle,
+                                    ACPI_UINT32_MAX, acpi_backlight_cap_match,
+                                    &video_caps, NULL);
+
+        return video_caps;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_is_video_device);
+
+static acpi_status
+find_video(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
+{
+        long *cap = context;
+        struct device *dev;
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev;
+
+        const struct acpi_device_id video_ids[] = {
+                {ACPI_VIDEO_HID, 0},
+                {"", 0},
+        };
+        if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &acpi_dev))
+                return AE_OK;
+
+        if (!acpi_match_device_ids(acpi_dev, video_ids)) {
+                dev = acpi_get_physical_pci_device(handle);
+                if (!dev)
+                        return AE_OK;
+                put_device(dev);
+                *cap |= acpi_is_video_device(acpi_dev);
+        }
+        return AE_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns the video capabilities of a specific ACPI graphics device
+ *
+ * if NULL is passed as argument all ACPI devices are enumerated and
+ * all graphics capabilities of physically present devices are
+ * summerized and returned. This is cached and done only once.
+ */
+long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_handle)
+{
+        long caps = 0;
+        struct acpi_device *tmp_dev;
+        acpi_status status;
+
+        if (acpi_video_caps_checked && graphics_handle == NULL)
+                return acpi_video_support;
+
+        if (!graphics_handle) {
+                /* Only do the global walk through all graphics devices once */
+                acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
+                                    ACPI_UINT32_MAX, find_video,
+                                    &caps, NULL);
+                /* There might be boot param flags set already... */
+                acpi_video_support |= caps;
+                acpi_video_caps_checked = 1;
+                /* Add blacklists here. Be careful to use the right *DMI* bits
+                 * to still be able to override logic via boot params, e.g.:
+                 *
+                 *   if (dmi_name_in_vendors("XY")) {
+                 *      acpi_video_support |=
+                 *              ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_DMI_VENDOR;
+                 *      acpi_video_support |=
+                 *              ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+                 *}
+                 */
+        } else {
+                status = acpi_bus_get_device(graphics_handle, &tmp_dev);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Invalid device"));
+                        return 0;
+                }
+                acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE, graphics_handle,
+                                    ACPI_UINT32_MAX, find_video,
+                                    &caps, NULL);
+        }
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "We have 0x%lX video support %s %s\n",
+                          graphics_handle ? caps : acpi_video_support,
+                          graphics_handle ? "on device " : "in general",
+                          graphics_handle ? acpi_device_bid(tmp_dev) : ""));
+        return caps;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_get_capabilities);
+
+/* Returns true if video.ko can do backlight switching */
+int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
+{
+        /*
+         * We must check whether the ACPI graphics device is physically plugged
+         * in. Therefore this must be called after binding PCI and ACPI devices
+         */
+        if (!acpi_video_caps_checked)
+                acpi_video_get_capabilities(NULL);
+
+        /* First check for boot param -> highest prio */
+        if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VENDOR)
+                return 0;
+        else if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VIDEO)
+                return 1;
+
+        /* Then check for DMI blacklist -> second highest prio */
+        if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR)
+                return 0;
+        else if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VIDEO)
+                return 1;
+
+        /* Then go the default way */
+        return acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_backlight_support);
+
+/*
+ * Returns true if video.ko can do display output switching.
+ * This does not work well/at all with binary graphics drivers
+ * which disable system io ranges and do it on their own.
+ */
+int acpi_video_display_switch_support(void)
+{
+        if (!acpi_video_caps_checked)
+                acpi_video_get_capabilities(NULL);
+
+        if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VENDOR)
+                return 0;
+        else if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VIDEO)
+                return 1;
+
+        if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_DMI_VENDOR)
+                return 0;
+        else if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_DMI_VIDEO)
+                return 1;
+
+        return acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_display_switch_support);
+
+/*
+ * Use acpi_display_output=vendor/video or acpi_backlight=vendor/video
+ * To force that backlight or display output switching is processed by vendor
+ * specific acpi drivers or video.ko driver.
+ */
+int __init acpi_backlight(char *str)
+{
+        if (str == NULL || *str == '\0')
+                return 1;
+        else {
+                if (!strcmp("vendor", str))
+                        acpi_video_support |=
+                                ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VENDOR;
+                if (!strcmp("video", str))
+                        acpi_video_support |=
+                                ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VIDEO;
+        }
+        return 1;
+}
+__setup("acpi_backlight=", acpi_backlight);
+
+int __init acpi_display_output(char *str)
+{
+        if (str == NULL || *str == '\0')
+                return 1;
+        else {
+                if (!strcmp("vendor", str))
+                        acpi_video_support |=
+                                ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VENDOR;
+                if (!strcmp("video", str))
+                        acpi_video_support |=
+                                ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VIDEO;
+        }
+        return 1;
+}
+__setup("acpi_display_output=", acpi_display_output);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/acer-wmi.c b/drivers/misc/acer-wmi.c
index 0532a2de2ce4..94c9f911824e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/acer-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/acer-wmi.c
@@ -1297,6 +1297,12 @@ static int __init acer_wmi_init(void)
 
         set_quirks();
 
+        if (!acpi_video_backlight_support() && has_cap(ACER_CAP_BRIGHTNESS)) {
+                interface->capability &= ~ACER_CAP_BRIGHTNESS;
+                printk(ACER_INFO "Brightness must be controlled by "
+                       "generic video driver\n");
+        }
+
         if (platform_driver_register(&acer_platform_driver)) {
                 printk(ACER_ERR "Unable to register platform driver.\n");
                 goto error_platform_register;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
index a9d5228724a6..8fb8b3591048 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
@@ -1208,9 +1208,13 @@ static int __init asus_laptop_init(void)
 
         dev = acpi_get_physical_device(hotk->device->handle);
 
-        result = asus_backlight_init(dev);
-        if (result)
-                goto fail_backlight;
+        if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                result = asus_backlight_init(dev);
+                if (result)
+                        goto fail_backlight;
+        } else
+                printk(ASUS_INFO "Brightness ignored, must be controlled by "
+                       "ACPI video driver\n");
 
         result = asus_led_init(dev);
         if (result)
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)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
index 9ef98b2d5039..02fe2b8b8939 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
@@ -825,9 +825,15 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void)
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
         dev = acpi_get_physical_device(ehotk->device->handle);
-        result = eeepc_backlight_init(dev);
-        if (result)
-                goto fail_backlight;
+
+        if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                result = eeepc_backlight_init(dev);
+                if (result)
+                        goto fail_backlight;
+        } else
+                printk(EEEPC_INFO "Backlight controlled by ACPI video "
+                       "driver\n");
+
         result = eeepc_hwmon_init(dev);
         if (result)
                 goto fail_hwmon;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/fujitsu-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/fujitsu-laptop.c
index 5ec77ae08d92..a7dd3e9fb79d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/fujitsu-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/fujitsu-laptop.c
@@ -1005,16 +1005,16 @@ static int __init fujitsu_init(void)
 
         /* Register backlight stuff */
 
-        fujitsu->bl_device =
-            backlight_device_register("fujitsu-laptop", NULL, NULL,
-                                      &fujitsubl_ops);
-        if (IS_ERR(fujitsu->bl_device))
-                return PTR_ERR(fujitsu->bl_device);
-
-        max_brightness = fujitsu->max_brightness;
-
-        fujitsu->bl_device->props.max_brightness = max_brightness - 1;
-        fujitsu->bl_device->props.brightness = fujitsu->brightness_level;
+        if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                fujitsu->bl_device =
+                        backlight_device_register("fujitsu-laptop", NULL, NULL,
+                                                  &fujitsubl_ops);
+                if (IS_ERR(fujitsu->bl_device))
+                        return PTR_ERR(fujitsu->bl_device);
+                max_brightness = fujitsu->max_brightness;
+                fujitsu->bl_device->props.max_brightness = max_brightness - 1;
+                fujitsu->bl_device->props.brightness = fujitsu->brightness_level;
+        }
 
         ret = platform_driver_register(&fujitsupf_driver);
         if (ret)
@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ fail_hotkey:
 
 fail_backlight:
 
-        backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
+        if (fujitsu->bl_device)
+                backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
 
 fail_platform_device2:
 
@@ -1077,7 +1078,8 @@ static void __exit fujitsu_cleanup(void)
                            &fujitsupf_attribute_group);
         platform_device_unregister(fujitsu->pf_device);
         platform_driver_unregister(&fujitsupf_driver);
-        backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
+        if (fujitsu->bl_device)
+                backlight_device_unregister(fujitsu->bl_device);
 
         acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_fujitsu_driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c
index de898c6938f3..759763d18e4c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/msi-laptop.c
@@ -347,12 +347,16 @@ static int __init msi_init(void)
 
         /* Register backlight stuff */
 
-        msibl_device = backlight_device_register("msi-laptop-bl", NULL, NULL,
-                                                &msibl_ops);
-        if (IS_ERR(msibl_device))
-                return PTR_ERR(msibl_device);
-
-        msibl_device->props.max_brightness = MSI_LCD_LEVEL_MAX-1;
+        if (acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                printk(KERN_INFO "MSI: Brightness ignored, must be controlled "
+                       "by ACPI video driver\n");
+        } else {
+                msibl_device = backlight_device_register("msi-laptop-bl", NULL,
+                                                         NULL, &msibl_ops);
+                if (IS_ERR(msibl_device))
+                        return PTR_ERR(msibl_device);
+                msibl_device->props.max_brightness = MSI_LCD_LEVEL_MAX-1;
+        }
 
         ret = platform_driver_register(&msipf_driver);
         if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index 06f07e19dc70..7bcb81002dcf 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,11 @@ static int sony_nc_add(struct acpi_device *device)
                 goto outinput;
         }
 
-        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "GBRT", &handle))) {
+        if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                printk(KERN_INFO DRV_PFX "Sony: Brightness ignored, must be "
+                       "controlled by ACPI video driver\n");
+        } else if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "GBRT",
+                                                &handle))) {
                 sony_backlight_device = backlight_device_register("sony", NULL,
                                                                   NULL,
                                                                   &sony_backlight_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 4db1cf9078d9..7a4a26b0edd2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -4932,16 +4932,25 @@ static int __init brightness_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
          */
         b = tpacpi_check_std_acpi_brightness_support();
         if (b > 0) {
-                if (thinkpad_id.vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO) {
-                        printk(TPACPI_NOTICE
-                               "Lenovo BIOS switched to ACPI backlight "
-                               "control mode\n");
-                }
-                if (brightness_enable > 1) {
-                        printk(TPACPI_NOTICE
-                               "standard ACPI backlight interface "
-                               "available, not loading native one...\n");
-                        return 1;
+
+                if (acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+                        if (brightness_enable > 1) {
+                                printk(TPACPI_NOTICE
+                                       "Standard ACPI backlight interface "
+                                       "available, not loading native one.\n");
+                                return 1;
+                        } else if (brightness_enable == 1) {
+                                printk(TPACPI_NOTICE
+                                       "Backlight control force enabled, even if standard "
+                                       "ACPI backlight interface is available\n");
+                        }
+                } else {
+                        if (brightness_enable > 1) {
+                                printk(TPACPI_NOTICE
+                                       "Standard ACPI backlight interface not "
+                                       "available, thinkpad_acpi native "
+                                       "brightness control enabled\n");
+                        }
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 54a279e44c9a..e9f6574930ef 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ struct acpi_bus_type {
 int register_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *);
 int unregister_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *);
 struct device *acpi_get_physical_device(acpi_handle);
+struct device *acpi_get_physical_pci_device(acpi_handle);
+
 /* helper */
 acpi_handle acpi_get_child(acpi_handle, acpi_integer);
 acpi_handle acpi_get_pci_rootbridge_handle(unsigned int, unsigned int);
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index d7846bdd2721..fba8051fb297 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -190,6 +190,50 @@ extern bool wmi_has_guid(const char *guid);
 
 #endif  /* CONFIG_ACPI_WMI */
 
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING                     0x0001
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_DEVICE_POSTING                       0x0002
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_ROM_AVAILABLE                        0x0004
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT                            0x0008
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VENDOR               0x0010
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VIDEO                0x0020
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VENDOR        0x0040
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_FORCE_VIDEO         0x0080
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR                 0x0100
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VIDEO                  0x0200
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_DMI_VENDOR          0x0400
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_OUTPUT_SWITCHING_DMI_VIDEO           0x0800
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_MODULE)
+
+extern long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_dev_handle);
+extern long acpi_is_video_device(struct acpi_device *device);
+extern int acpi_video_backlight_support(void);
+extern int acpi_video_display_switch_support(void);
+
+#else
+
+static inline long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_dev_handle)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static inline long acpi_is_video_device(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int acpi_video_display_switch_support(void)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* defined(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO_MODULE) */
+
 extern int acpi_blacklisted(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
 extern void acpi_dmi_osi_linux(int enable, const struct dmi_system_id *d);