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From: "Guy, Wey-Yi" <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: "Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@intel.com>,
	ilw@linux.intel.com,
	"netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] iwlwifi: add basic runtime PM support
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:39:59 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1326119999.13074.369.camel@wwguy-huron> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1326100270.3451.5.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net>

On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 10:11 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-01-08 at 17:05 -0800, Guy, Wey-Yi wrote:
> 
> 
> > I understand, but unless we figure out either make rkill interrupt works
> > in runtime PM, or figure out the platform does not has HW RFKILL
> > automatically, I don't see how this patch can upstream without generate
> > a lot of issues and bug reports.
> 
> I suppose the question is -- will any tools/users enable it and then
> scream about their rfkill?
> 
> Maybe we can use pm_runtime_forbid() to disable it completely, and add a
> module parameter or something to enable it -- just so people are aware
> of the tradeoffs?

module parameter shall works, we just need a clear and easy way to allow
user enable/disable this runtime PM feature and not making mistake

Wey
> 



  reply	other threads:[~2012-01-09 15:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <4F065F59.2070107@intel.com>
2012-01-06  9:47 ` [PATCH RFC] iwlwifi: add basic runtime PM support Johannes Berg
2012-01-09  1:01   ` Yan, Zheng
2012-01-09  0:34     ` Guy, Wey-Yi
2012-01-09  1:55       ` Yan, Zheng
2012-01-09  1:05         ` Guy, Wey-Yi
2012-01-09  9:04           ` Yan, Zheng
2012-01-09  9:11           ` Johannes Berg
2012-01-09 14:39             ` Guy, Wey-Yi [this message]
2012-01-09  9:10     ` Johannes Berg

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