cvs commit: src/sys/conf files src/sys/i386/conf NOTES src/sys/dev/acpica acpi_video.c src/sys/modules/acpi/acpi_video Makefile

[Nate Lawson]

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Scott Long wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Nate Lawson wrote:
> > njl         2004/03/01 00:12:56 PST
> >
> >   FreeBSD src repository
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/conf             files
> >     sys/i386/conf        NOTES
> >   Added files:
> >     sys/dev/acpica       acpi_video.c
> >     sys/modules/acpi/acpi_video Makefile
> >   Log:
> >   Add the ACPI standard video extensions driver.  I've done some style cleanup
> >   but a bit more reamins to be done.  For now, it is usable.
> >
> >   Submitted by:   Taku YAMAMOTO <taku at cent.saitama-u.ac.jp>
>
> What does this driver do?

Implements the standard way of controlling the brightness and video output
switching.  Anyone who uses this is free to submit a manpage.  The asus
and toshiba drivers are hw-specific ways of doing the same thing.

See Appendix B of the ACPI 2.0x spec.

-Nate