#include <linux/wmi.h>
#include <acpi/video.h>
+static bool force;
+module_param(force, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force, "Force loading (disable acpi_backlight=xxx checks");
+
/**
* wmi_brightness_notify() - helper function for calling WMI-wrapped ACPI method
* @w: Pointer to the struct wmi_device identified by %WMI_BRIGHTNESS_GUID
int ret;
/* drivers/acpi/video_detect.c also checks that SOURCE == EC */
- if (acpi_video_get_backlight_type() != acpi_backlight_nvidia_wmi_ec)
+ if (!force && acpi_video_get_backlight_type() != acpi_backlight_nvidia_wmi_ec)
return -ENODEV;
/*