What: /sys/class/backlight//scale Date: July 2019 KernelVersion: 5.4 Contact: Daniel Thompson Description: Description of the scale of the brightness curve. The human eye senses brightness approximately logarithmically, hence linear changes in brightness are perceived as being non-linear. To achieve a linear perception of brightness changes controls like sliders need to apply a logarithmic mapping for backlights with a linear brightness curve. Possible values of the attribute are: unknown The scale of the brightness curve is unknown. linear The brightness changes linearly with each step. Brightness controls should apply a logarithmic mapping for a linear perception. non-linear The brightness changes non-linearly with each step. Brightness controls should use a linear mapping for a linear perception.