Linux 2.6.21-rc1 released

Normally I do not write about new Linux releases but this time I have a reason.

commit 7a208463b20e893e8e2074b2d41b8dc09568ddee
Author: Marcin Juszkiewicz 
Date:   Wed Feb 7 22:24:01 2007 +0000

    backlight: Add Frontpath ProGear HX1050+ driver
    
    Add control of LCD backlight for Frontpath ProGear HX1050+.
    Patch is based on http://downloads.sf.net/progear/progear-lcd-0.2.tar.gz
    driver by M Schacht.
    
    Signed-off-by: Marcin Juszkiewicz
    Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie

Now I am waiting for battery subsystem from OLPC to be merged into mainline — ProGear AC/battery support is in my queue.

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