3 files changed, 24 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index 3e827e04a2a..276a21530b9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1801,10 +1801,14 @@ static struct backlight_properties aty128_bl_data = {
 static void aty128_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
-	up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
-	info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
-	__aty128_bl_update_status(info->bl_dev);
-	down(&info->bl_dev->sem);
+
+	if (info->bl_dev) {
+		down(&info->bl_dev->sem);
+		info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
+		__aty128_bl_update_status(info->bl_dev);
+		up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -1828,7 +1832,7 @@ static void aty128_bl_init(struct aty128fb_par *par)
 	bd = backlight_device_register(name, par, &aty128_bl_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
-		printk("aty128: Backlight registration failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "aty128: Backlight registration failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1839,11 +1843,11 @@ static void aty128_bl_init(struct aty128fb_par *par)
 		219 * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL);
 	mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
 
-	up(&bd->sem);
+	down(&bd->sem);
 	bd->props->brightness = aty128_bl_data.max_brightness;
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	bd->props->update_status(bd);
-	down(&bd->sem);
+	up(&bd->sem);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
 	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 053ff63365b..19a71f04578 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2200,10 +2200,14 @@ static struct backlight_properties aty_bl_data = {
 static void aty_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
-	up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
-	info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
-	__aty_bl_update_status(info->bl_dev);
-	down(&info->bl_dev->sem);
+
+	if (info->bl_dev) {
+		down(&info->bl_dev->sem);
+		info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
+		__aty_bl_update_status(info->bl_dev);
+		up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
+	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -2223,7 +2227,7 @@ static void aty_bl_init(struct atyfb_par *par)
 	bd = backlight_device_register(name, par, &aty_bl_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
-		printk("aty: Backlight registration failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "aty: Backlight registration failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -2234,11 +2238,11 @@ static void aty_bl_init(struct atyfb_par *par)
 		0xFF * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL);
 	mutex_unlock(&info->bl_mutex);
 
-	up(&bd->sem);
+	down(&bd->sem);
 	bd->props->brightness = aty_bl_data.max_brightness;
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	bd->props->update_status(bd);
-	down(&bd->sem);
+	up(&bd->sem);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
 	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
index 1755dddf189..585eb7b9e63 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ void radeonfb_bl_init(struct radeonfb_info *rinfo)
 		217 * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_RADEON_LEVEL);
 	mutex_unlock(&rinfo->info->bl_mutex);
 
-	up(&bd->sem);
+	down(&bd->sem);
 	bd->props->brightness = radeon_bl_data.max_brightness;
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	bd->props->update_status(bd);
-	down(&bd->sem);
+	up(&bd->sem);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
 	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);