Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] platform/x86: asus-wmi: Call led hw_changed API on kbd brightness change

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Jun 13 2018 - 08:50:14 EST


On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:18 AM, Chris Chiu <chiu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Make asus-wmi notify on hotkey kbd brightness changes, listen for
> brightness events and update the brightness directly in the driver.

> For this purpose, bound check on brightness in kbd_led_set must be
> based on the same data type to prevent illegal value been set.

> @@ -497,9 +498,9 @@ static void kbd_led_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
>
> asus = container_of(led_cdev, struct asus_wmi, kbd_led);
>
> - if (value > asus->kbd_led.max_brightness)
> + if ((int)value > (int)asus->kbd_led.max_brightness)
> value = asus->kbd_led.max_brightness;
> - else if (value < 0)
> + else if ((int)value < 0)
> value = 0;

I didn't quite understand this part of the problem.
Does it exist in the current code? Can it be split to a separate change?

Can we avoid those ugly castings?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko