}
#define FIND_CHILD_MIN_SCORE 1
-#define FIND_CHILD_MAX_SCORE 2
+#define FIND_CHILD_MID_SCORE 2
+#define FIND_CHILD_MAX_SCORE 3
static int match_any(struct acpi_device *adev, void *not_used)
{
return -ENODEV;
status = acpi_evaluate_integer(adev->handle, "_STA", NULL, &sta);
- if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND)
+ if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+ /*
+ * Special case: backlight device objects without _STA are
+ * preferred to other objects with the same _ADR value, because
+ * it is more likely that they are actually useful.
+ */
+ if (adev->pnp.type.backlight)
+ return FIND_CHILD_MID_SCORE;
+
return FIND_CHILD_MIN_SCORE;
+ }
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !(sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_ENABLED))
return -ENODEV;