From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Corentin Chary Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Support enable Acer Launch Manager mode Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:07:39 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4CBE187902000023000224C9@novprvlin0050.provo.novell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from mail-ew0-f46.google.com ([209.85.215.46]:34030 "EHLO mail-ew0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933331Ab0JSNHl convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:07:41 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4CBE187902000023000224C9@novprvlin0050.provo.novell.com> Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: Joey Lee Cc: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com, Takashi Iwai , Thomas Renninger , mjg59@srcf.ucam.org, carlos@strangeworlds.co.uk, jbenc@suse.cz, linux-input@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Joey Lee wrote: > Hi Corentin, > > =E6=96=BC =E4=BA=8C=EF=BC=8C2010-10-19 =E6=96=BC 12:51 +0200=EF=BC=8C= Corentin Chary =E6=8F=90=E5=88=B0=EF=BC=9A >> >> Most of users will want the key to just toggle wlan/bluetooth. Bu= t some of them >> >> will be happy if they can configure the behavior of the key (cycl= e, only toggle >> >> WLAN, etc...) >> >> >> > >> > I thought just direct disable the default EC behavior then leave a >> > userland daemon to control the behavior, it will grab the wifi key= event >> > then control rfkill state by follow user's customization rules. >> >> What I'm saying is: I don't really care what's the default behavior = is, >> but if the EC provide a somewhat reliable way to make the key work >> without any userspace daemon involved, I think we should allow >> the user to use this mode (even if it's with an obscure module >> parameter or sysfs file). >> >> But .. maybe if someone want this default "raw" behavior, >> he should just not load this module. >> > > Fully understood, now. > > Like you siad, we need define a policy for: > > =C2=A0- If user want the default "raw" behavior, what do they need to= do? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I thought if the wmi driver doesn't load b= y default, then user > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 will get a "raw" behavior. > > =C2=A0- If any distro want provide userland solution, how can they di= sable > =C2=A0 the default "raw" behavior? > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0If anybody want to disable the "raw" behav= ior, just load the wmi > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 driver. > > Does it right? Yeah, seems to be ok... --=20 Corentin Chary http://xf.iksaif.net -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html