linux-stable/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-backlight-driver-adp8870
Mauro Carvalho Chehab bd6e8441c2 docs: ABI: sysfs-class-backlight: unify ABI documentation
Both adp8860 and adp8870 define some extensions to the
backlight class. This causes warnings:

	Warning: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_level is defined 2 times:  /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_level:8  /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_level:30
	Warning: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_zone is defined 2 times:  /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_zone:18  /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_zone:40

As ABI definitions shouldn't be duplicated.

Unfortunately, the ABI is dependent on the specific device
features. As such, ambient_light_level range is somewhat
different among the supported devices.

The ambient_light_zone is even worse: the meanings of each
preset are different, and there's no ABI to retrieve
the supported types nor their meanins. Unfortunately,
it is too late to fix it without causing regressions,
as this has been used since Kernel v2.6.35.

Rewrite those ABI documentation using the current documentation
as a reference, and double-checking at the datasheets:

	https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ADP8870.pdf
	https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ADP8860.pdf

in order to properly document the differences between those two
drivers.

Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/342195ad5a819d9bcfcebc133c77ab69b4211672.1604042072.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2020-10-30 13:15:01 +01:00

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See also /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_level and
/sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/ambient_light_zone.
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/<ambient light zone>_max
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l1_daylight_max
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l2_bright_max
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l3_office_max
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l4_indoor_max
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l5_dark_max
Date: May 2011
KernelVersion: 3.0
Contact: device-drivers-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org
Description:
Control the maximum brightness for <ambient light zone>
on this <backlight>. Values are between 0 and 127. This file
will also show the brightness level stored for this
<ambient light zone>.
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/<ambient light zone>_dim
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l2_bright_dim
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l3_office_dim
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l4_indoor_dim
What: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l5_dark_dim
Date: May 2011
KernelVersion: 3.0
Contact: device-drivers-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org
Description:
Control the dim brightness for <ambient light zone>
on this <backlight>. Values are between 0 and 127, typically
set to 0. Full off when the backlight is disabled.
This file will also show the dim brightness level stored for
this <ambient light zone>.