Some panels support backlight control over DP AUX channel using
VESA's standard backlight control interface.
Using new DRM eDP backlight helpers, add support to create and
register a backlight for those panels in drm_panel to simplify
the panel drivers.
The panel driver with access to "struct drm_dp_aux" can create and
register a backlight device using following code snippet in its
probe() function:
err = drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(panel, aux);
if (err)
return err;
Then drm_panel will handle backlight_(enable|disable) calls
similar to the case when drm_panel_of_backlight() is used.
Currently, we are not supporting one feature where the source
device can combine the backlight brightness levels set through
DP AUX and the BL_PWM_DIM eDP connector pin. Since it's not
required for the basic backlight controls, it can be added later.
Signed-off-by: Rajeev Nandan <rajeevny@codeaurora.org>
Reviewed-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
[dianders: added blank line for warning when applying]
Signed-off-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1624726268-14869-2-git-send-email-rajeevny@codeaurora.org
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