if (!name)
return -ENOMEM;
- bd = backlight_device_register(name, connector->base.kdev, connector,
- &intel_backlight_device_ops, &props);
-
- /*
- * Using the same name independent of the drm device or connector
- * prevents registration of multiple backlight devices in the
- * driver. However, we need to use the default name for backward
- * compatibility. Use unique names for subsequent backlight devices as a
- * fallback when the default name already exists.
- */
- if (IS_ERR(bd) && PTR_ERR(bd) == -EEXIST) {
+ bd = backlight_device_get_by_name(name);
+ if (bd) {
+#ifdef __linux__
+ put_device(&bd->dev);
+#endif
+ /*
+ * Using the same name independent of the drm device or connector
+ * prevents registration of multiple backlight devices in the
+ * driver. However, we need to use the default name for backward
+ * compatibility. Use unique names for subsequent backlight devices as a
+ * fallback when the default name already exists.
+ */
kfree(name);
name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "card%d-%s-backlight",
i915->drm.primary->index, connector->base.name);
if (!name)
return -ENOMEM;
-
- bd = backlight_device_register(name, connector->base.kdev, connector,
- &intel_backlight_device_ops, &props);
}
+ bd = backlight_device_register(name, connector->base.kdev, connector,
+ &intel_backlight_device_ops, &props);
if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
drm_err(&i915->drm,