--- /dev/null
+From: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+Subject: [PATCH] eeepc-laptop: fingers off backlight if video.ko is serving this functionality
+commit bb7e1665304cba64b1178237c966308d06b33182
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+---
+ drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c | 12 +++++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
++++ b/drivers/misc/eeepc-laptop.c
+@@ -636,9 +636,15 @@ static int __init eeepc_laptop_init(void
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+ dev = acpi_get_physical_device(ehotk->device->handle);
+- result = eeepc_backlight_init(dev);
+- if (result)
+- goto fail_backlight;
++
++ if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
++ result = eeepc_backlight_init(dev);
++ if (result)
++ goto fail_backlight;
++ } else
++ printk(EEEPC_INFO "Backlight controlled by ACPI video "
++ "driver\n");
++
+ result = eeepc_hwmon_init(dev);
+ if (result)
+ goto fail_hwmon;