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-rw-r--r--src/backlight/backlight.c12
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/backlight/backlight.c b/src/backlight/backlight.c
index fd92135fc7..5a3095cbba 100644
--- a/src/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/src/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -395,8 +395,16 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Not a backlight or LED device: '%s:%s'", ss, sysname);
r = sd_device_new_from_subsystem_sysname(&device, ss, sysname);
- if (r < 0)
- return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to get backlight or LED device '%s:%s': %m", ss, sysname);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ bool ignore = r == -ENODEV;
+
+ /* Some drivers, e.g. for AMD GPU, removes acpi backlight device soon after it is added.
+ * See issue #21997. */
+ log_full_errno(ignore ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_ERR, r,
+ "Failed to get backlight or LED device '%s:%s'%s: %m",
+ ss, sysname, ignore ? ", ignoring" : "");
+ return ignore ? 0 : r;
+ }
/* If max_brightness is 0, then there is no actual backlight device. This happens on desktops
* with Asus mainboards that load the eeepc-wmi module. */