1 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c
index ce09b83244ac..3bb4c0a50c62 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/mbp_nvidia_bl.c
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ struct dmi_match_data {
         struct backlight_ops backlight_ops;
 };
 
+/* Module parameters. */
+static int debug;
+module_param_named(debug, debug, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Set to one to enable debugging messages.");
+
 /*
  * Implementation for MacBooks with Intel chipset.
  */
@@ -43,6 +48,10 @@ static int intel_chipset_send_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
         int intensity = bd->props.brightness;
 
+        if (debug)
+                printk(KERN_DEBUG "mbp_nvidia_bl: setting brightness to %d\n",
+                       intensity);
+
         outb(0x04 | (intensity << 4), 0xb3);
         outb(0xbf, 0xb2);
         return 0;
@@ -50,9 +59,17 @@ static int intel_chipset_send_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 
 static int intel_chipset_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
+        int intensity;
+
         outb(0x03, 0xb3);
         outb(0xbf, 0xb2);
-        return inb(0xb3) >> 4;
+        intensity = inb(0xb3) >> 4;
+
+        if (debug)
+                printk(KERN_DEBUG "mbp_nvidia_bl: read brightness of %d\n",
+                       intensity);
+
+        return intensity;
 }
 
 static const struct dmi_match_data intel_chipset_data = {
@@ -72,6 +89,10 @@ static int nvidia_chipset_send_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
         int intensity = bd->props.brightness;
 
+        if (debug)
+                printk(KERN_DEBUG "mbp_nvidia_bl: setting brightness to %d\n",
+                       intensity);
+
         outb(0x04 | (intensity << 4), 0x52f);
         outb(0xbf, 0x52e);
         return 0;
@@ -79,9 +100,17 @@ static int nvidia_chipset_send_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 
 static int nvidia_chipset_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
+        int intensity;
+
         outb(0x03, 0x52f);
         outb(0xbf, 0x52e);
-        return inb(0x52f) >> 4;
+        intensity = inb(0x52f) >> 4;
+
+        if (debug)
+                printk(KERN_DEBUG "mbp_nvidia_bl: read brightness of %d\n",
+                       intensity);
+
+        return intensity;
 }
 
 static const struct dmi_match_data nvidia_chipset_data = {