return rc ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
-static u32 convert_brightness(const struct amdgpu_dm_backlight_caps *caps,
-                             const uint32_t user_brightness)
+static int get_brightness_range(const struct amdgpu_dm_backlight_caps *caps,
+                               unsigned *min, unsigned *max)
 {
-       u32 min, max, conversion_pace;
-       u32 brightness = user_brightness;
-
        if (!caps)
-               goto out;
+               return 0;
 
-       if (!caps->aux_support) {
-               max = caps->max_input_signal;
-               min = caps->min_input_signal;
-               /*
-                * The brightness input is in the range 0-255
-                * It needs to be rescaled to be between the
-                * requested min and max input signal
-                * It also needs to be scaled up by 0x101 to
-                * match the DC interface which has a range of
-                * 0 to 0xffff
-                */
-               conversion_pace = 0x101;
-               brightness =
-                       user_brightness
-                       * conversion_pace
-                       * (max - min)
-                       / AMDGPU_MAX_BL_LEVEL
-                       + min * conversion_pace;
+       if (caps->aux_support) {
+               // Firmware limits are in nits, DC API wants millinits.
+               *max = 1000 * caps->aux_max_input_signal;
+               *min = 1000 * caps->aux_min_input_signal;
        } else {
-               /* TODO
-                * We are doing a linear interpolation here, which is OK but
-                * does not provide the optimal result. We probably want
-                * something close to the Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) curve.
-                */
-               max = caps->aux_max_input_signal;
-               min = caps->aux_min_input_signal;
-
-               brightness = (AMDGPU_MAX_BL_LEVEL - user_brightness) * min
-                              + user_brightness * max;
-               // Multiple the value by 1000 since we use millinits
-               brightness *= 1000;
-               brightness = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(brightness, AMDGPU_MAX_BL_LEVEL);
+               // Firmware limits are 8-bit, PWM control is 16-bit.
+               *max = 0x101 * caps->max_input_signal;
+               *min = 0x101 * caps->min_input_signal;
        }
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static u32 convert_brightness_from_user(const struct amdgpu_dm_backlight_caps *caps,
+                                       uint32_t brightness)
+{
+       unsigned min, max;
 
-out:
-       return brightness;
+       if (!get_brightness_range(caps, &min, &max))
+               return brightness;
+
+       // Rescale 0..255 to min..max
+       return min + DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST((max - min) * brightness,
+                                      AMDGPU_MAX_BL_LEVEL);
+}
+
+static u32 convert_brightness_to_user(const struct amdgpu_dm_backlight_caps *caps,
+                                     uint32_t brightness)
+{
+       unsigned min, max;
+
+       if (!get_brightness_range(caps, &min, &max))
+               return brightness;
+
+       if (brightness < min)
+               return 0;
+       // Rescale min..max to 0..255
+       return DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(AMDGPU_MAX_BL_LEVEL * (brightness - min),
+                                max - min);
 }
 
 static int amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 
        link = (struct dc_link *)dm->backlight_link;
 
-       brightness = convert_brightness(&caps, bd->props.brightness);
+       brightness = convert_brightness_from_user(&caps, bd->props.brightness);
        // Change brightness based on AUX property
        if (caps.aux_support)
                return set_backlight_via_aux(link, brightness);
 
        if (ret == DC_ERROR_UNEXPECTED)
                return bd->props.brightness;
-       return ret;
+       return convert_brightness_to_user(&dm->backlight_caps, ret);
 }
 
 static const struct backlight_ops amdgpu_dm_backlight_ops = {