Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/9] leds: Add support for hardware-initiated hardware control trigger transition
Lee Jones <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Jul 2026 14:41:30 +0100
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On Thu, 18 Jun 2026, Rong Zhang wrote: > Some laptops can tune their keyboard backlight according to ambient > light sensors (auto mode). This capability is essentially a hardware > control trigger. Meanwhile, such laptops also offer a shrotcut for > cycling through brightness levels and auto mode. For example, on > ThinkBook, pressing Fn+Space cycles keyboard backlight levels in the > following sequence: So we're effectively lifting something out of netdev and making it more generic. I don't generally have an issue with this, but the idea will need more eyes on before I feel confident enough to review (for my own little quirks) and merge it. -- Lee Jones