Merge branch 'x86/platform' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip into stable/for-linus-3.7

* 'x86/platform' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (9690 commits)
  x86: Document x86_init.paging.pagetable_init()
  x86: xen: Cleanup and remove x86_init.paging.pagetable_setup_done()
  x86: Move paging_init() call to x86_init.paging.pagetable_init()
  x86: Rename pagetable_setup_start() to pagetable_init()
  x86: Remove base argument from x86_init.paging.pagetable_setup_start
  Linux 3.6-rc5
  HID: tpkbd: work even if the new Lenovo Keyboard driver is not configured
  Remove user-triggerable BUG from mpol_to_str
  xen/pciback: Fix proper FLR steps.
  uml: fix compile error in deliver_alarm()
  dj: memory scribble in logi_dj
  Fix order of arguments to compat_put_time[spec|val]
  xen: Use correct masking in xen_swiotlb_alloc_coherent.
  xen: fix logical error in tlb flushing
  xen/p2m: Fix one-off error in checking the P2M tree directory.
  powerpc: Don't use __put_user() in patch_instruction
  powerpc: Make sure IPI handlers see data written by IPI senders
  powerpc: Restore correct DSCR in context switch
  powerpc: Fix DSCR inheritance in copy_thread()
  powerpc: Keep thread.dscr and thread.dscr_inherit in sync
  ...

1 files changed, 58 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
index 45d8097ef4cf..b728880ef10e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
@@ -132,6 +132,33 @@ find_video(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 	return AE_OK;
 }
 
+/* Force to use vendor driver when the ACPI device is known to be
+ * buggy */
+static int video_detect_force_vendor(const struct dmi_system_id *d)
+{
+	acpi_video_support |= ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct dmi_system_id video_detect_dmi_table[] = {
+	/* On Samsung X360, the BIOS will set a flag (VDRV) if generic
+	 * ACPI backlight device is used. This flag will definitively break
+	 * the backlight interface (even the vendor interface) untill next
+	 * reboot. It's why we should prevent video.ko from being used here
+	 * and we can't rely on a later call to acpi_video_unregister().
+	 */
+	{
+	 .callback = video_detect_force_vendor,
+	 .ident = "X360",
+	 .matches = {
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD."),
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "X360"),
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "X360"),
+		},
+	},
+	{ },
+};
+
 /*
  * Returns the video capabilities of a specific ACPI graphics device
  *
@@ -164,6 +191,8 @@ long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_handle)
 		 *		ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
 		 *}
 		 */
+
+		dmi_check_system(video_detect_dmi_table);
 	} else {
 		status = acpi_bus_get_device(graphics_handle, &tmp_dev);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -182,8 +211,7 @@ long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_handle)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_get_capabilities);
 
-/* Returns true if video.ko can do backlight switching */
-int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
+static void acpi_video_caps_check(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We must check whether the ACPI graphics device is physically plugged
@@ -191,6 +219,34 @@ int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
 	 */
 	if (!acpi_video_caps_checked)
 		acpi_video_get_capabilities(NULL);
+}
+
+/* Promote the vendor interface instead of the generic video module.
+ * This function allow DMI blacklists to be implemented by externals
+ * platform drivers instead of putting a big blacklist in video_detect.c
+ * After calling this function you will probably want to call
+ * acpi_video_unregister() to make sure the video module is not loaded
+ */
+void acpi_video_dmi_promote_vendor(void)
+{
+	acpi_video_caps_check();
+	acpi_video_support |= ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_dmi_promote_vendor);
+
+/* To be called when a driver who previously promoted the vendor
+ * interface */
+void acpi_video_dmi_demote_vendor(void)
+{
+	acpi_video_caps_check();
+	acpi_video_support &= ~ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_dmi_demote_vendor);
+
+/* Returns true if video.ko can do backlight switching */
+int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
+{
+	acpi_video_caps_check();
 
 	/* First check for boot param -> highest prio */
 	if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VENDOR)