Bug 1308934

Summary: unable to set backlight on MBP 15" 2015
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Lubos Kocman <lkocman>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 23CC: gansalmon, hdegoede, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, labbott, lkocman, madhu.chinakonda, mchehab
Target Milestone: ---   
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Story Points: ---
Clone Of: Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-10-26 16:57:12 UTC Type: Bug
Regression: --- Mount Type: ---
Documentation: --- CRM:
Verified Versions: Category: ---
oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team: --- Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
Attachments:
Description Flags
patch from Lukas none

Description Lubos Kocman 2016-02-16 14:05:08 UTC 
Description of problem:

Hello,

I believe that this bug is somewhere between X and Kernel.

Generally I have the lastest Macbook Pro 15" with Radeon / Intel gpus.

I've tried to set following kernel args but with no change. 

kernel params to 

acpi_backlight=vendor"

and

video.use_native_backlight=1

Or at least the keys for changing brightness didn't work.

We've tried to change backlight trou echo > /sys/**** and it had no effect either.


[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/max_brightness 
255
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/actual_brightness 
255
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/type 
raw
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/brightness 
255
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# echo 128 > /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/brightness 
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/radeon_bl0/brightness 
128

And

[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/gmux_backlight/brightness 
16777215
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/gmux_backlight/max_brightness 
-1
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/gmux_backlight/actual_brightness 
16777215
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# echo 8000000 > /sys/class/backlight/gmux_backlight/brightness 
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/gmux_backlight/actual_brightness 
16777215
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# 
[root@dhcp-25-43 grub.d]# cat /sys/class/backlight/gmux_backlight/brightness 
8000000


My setup
# uname -r
4.5.0-0.rc3.git3.1.fc24.x86_64

xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.99.917-16.20150729.fc23.x86_64
intel-gpu-tools-2.99.917-21.20160119.fc24.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-ati-7.6.0-0.4.20150729git5510cd6.fc23.x86_64

Lubos
Comment 1 Lubos Kocman 2016-02-17 08:33:12 UTC 
Hi Hans,

I was advised that you could help up with moving this issue to a correct component/group.

Thanks

Lubos
Comment 2 Hans de Goede 2016-02-17 13:55:40 UTC 
Hi Lubos,

I'm afraid that I'm not really sure what to do in this specific case, since you tried all backlight class devices under /sys/class/backlight and none seemed to work ...

Typically the gmux_backlight is the one which should work on a mbp

Can you try booting with "acpi_backlight=video" and see if that gives you a /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0 and if that one does work ?

It may be that the apple gmux driver needs some updating for the MBP 15 2015.

Regards,

Hans
Comment 3 Hans de Goede 2016-02-17 13:58:52 UTC 
p.s.

Can you also try booting with:

"acpi_backlight=native" ? That replaces video.use_native_backlight=1 on recent kernels.
Comment 4 Lubos Kocman 2016-03-03 20:25:36 UTC 
(In reply to Hans de Goede from comment #3)
> p.s.
> 
> Can you also try booting with:
> 
> "acpi_backlight=native" ? That replaces video.use_native_backlight=1 on
> recent kernels.

Hi Hans,

no change so far. Is there some "relatively easy" way to debug this issue on a deeper level?

Thanks

Lubos
Comment 5 Hans de Goede 2016-03-04 07:21:11 UTC 
Hi,

(In reply to Lubos Kocman from comment #4)
> (In reply to Hans de Goede from comment #3)
> > p.s.
> > 
> > Can you also try booting with:
> > 
> > "acpi_backlight=native" ? That replaces video.use_native_backlight=1 on
> > recent kernels.
> 
> Hi Hans,
> 
> no change so far. Is there some "relatively easy" way to debug this issue on
> a deeper level?

No not really, at least not with my help, looking at your original bug-report again the apple_gmux driver seems to be acting weird, a max_brighness of -1 is not what one would expect ... So chances are this is a problem with the apple_gmux driver, your best bet is probably to try and contact the author / maintainers of the apple_gmux driver, please put me in the Cc when you mail them.

Regards,

Hans
Comment 6 Lubos Kocman 2016-03-08 16:05:58 UTC 
Tracked upstream https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105051
Comment 7 Lubos Kocman 2016-03-08 16:06:53 UTC 
Created attachment 1134242 [details]
patch from Lukas
Comment 8 Lubos Kocman 2016-03-08 17:59:25 UTC 
Patch works for MBP 15" 2015 with radeon. Ping me if you want build

Lubos
Comment 9 Laura Abbott 2016-03-08 20:52:05 UTC 
What's the status of that patch upstream? If it's been sent out and reviewed we can see about bringing it into F23/F22.
Comment 10 Lubos Kocman 2016-03-09 13:18:24 UTC 
(In reply to Laura Abbott from comment #9)
> What's the status of that patch upstream? If it's been sent out and reviewed
> we can see about bringing it into F23/F22.

Hi Laura,

it's still in new state. Let's wait a bit.

Lubos
Comment 11 Laura Abbott 2016-09-23 19:49:29 UTC 
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************
 
We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 23 kernel bugs.
 
Fedora 23 has now been rebased to 4.7.4-100.fc23.  Please test this kernel update (or newer) and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.
 
If you have moved on to Fedora 24 or 25, and are still experiencing this issue, please change the version to Fedora 24 or 25.
 
If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.
Comment 12 Laura Abbott 2016-10-26 16:57:12 UTC 
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************
This bug is being closed with INSUFFICIENT_DATA as there has not been a response in 4 weeks. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reopen and attach the relevant data from the latest kernel you are running and any data that might have been requested previously.
Comment 13 Red Hat Bugzilla 2023-09-14 03:17:51 UTC 
The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 1000 days