--- /dev/null
+From: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+Subject: [PATCH] asus-acpi: fingers off backlight if video.ko is serving this functionality
+Patch-Mainline: queued for .28 in Len's/ak's ACPI tree
+
+commit aaa47082a287d66fad32e3289e01bb9419ab18da
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>
+Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
+---
+ drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c | 10 +++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
++++ b/drivers/misc/asus-laptop.c
+@@ -1208,9 +1208,13 @@ static int __init asus_laptop_init(void)
+
+ dev = acpi_get_physical_device(hotk->device->handle);
+
+- result = asus_backlight_init(dev);
+- if (result)
+- goto fail_backlight;
++ if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
++ result = asus_backlight_init(dev);
++ if (result)
++ goto fail_backlight;
++ } else
++ printk(ASUS_INFO "Brightness ignored, must be controlled by "
++ "ACPI video driver\n");
+
+ result = asus_led_init(dev);
+ if (result)