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From: Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com>
To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Thomas Renninger <trenn@suse.de>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/15] rfkill: add read-write rfkill switch support
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 12:08:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200805201208.47986.IvDoorn@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1211136485-19878-9-git-send-email-hmh@hmh.eng.br>

On Sunday 18 May 2008, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> Currently, rfkill support for read/write rfkill switches is hacked through
> a round-trip over the input layer and rfkill-input to let a driver sync
> rfkill->state to hardware changes.
> 
> This is buggy and sub-optimal.  It causes real problems.  It is best to
> think of the rfkill class as supporting only write-only switches at the
> moment.
> 
> In order to implement the read/write functionality properly:
> 
> Add a get_state() hook that is called by the class every time it needs to
> fetch the current state of the switch.  Add a call to this hook every time
> the *current* state of the radio plays a role in a decision.
> 
> Also add a force_state() method that can be used to forcefully syncronize
> the class' idea of the current state of the switch.  This allows for a
> faster implementation of the read/write functionality, as a driver which
> get events on switch changes can avoid the need for a get_state() hook.
> 
> If the get_state() hook is left as NULL, current behaviour is maintained,
> so this change is fully backwards compatible with the current rfkill
> drivers.
> 
> For hardware that issues events when the rfkill state changes, leave
> get_state() NULL in the rfkill struct, set the initial state properly
> before registering with the rfkill class, and use the force_state() method
> in the driver to keep the rfkill interface up-to-date.
> 
> get_state() can be called by the class from atomic context. It must not
> sleep.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>

Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>

> Cc: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@mail.ru>
> ---
>  include/linux/rfkill.h |    5 ++++
>  net/rfkill/rfkill.c    |   49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/rfkill.h b/include/linux/rfkill.h
> index ca89ae1..844e961 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rfkill.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rfkill.h
> @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ enum rfkill_state {
>   * @data: Pointer to the RF button drivers private data which will be
>   *	passed along when toggling radio state.
>   * @toggle_radio(): Mandatory handler to control state of the radio.
> + * @get_state(): handler to read current radio state from hardware,
> + *      may be called from atomic context, should return 0 on success.
>   * @led_trigger: A LED trigger for this button's LED.
>   * @dev: Device structure integrating the switch into device tree.
>   * @node: Used to place switch into list of all switches known to the
> @@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ struct rfkill {
>  
>  	void *data;
>  	int (*toggle_radio)(void *data, enum rfkill_state state);
> +	int (*get_state)(void *data, enum rfkill_state *state);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_RFKILL_LEDS
>  	struct led_trigger led_trigger;
> @@ -95,6 +98,8 @@ void rfkill_free(struct rfkill *rfkill);
>  int rfkill_register(struct rfkill *rfkill);
>  void rfkill_unregister(struct rfkill *rfkill);
>  
> +int rfkill_force_state(struct rfkill *rfkill, enum rfkill_state state);
> +
>  /**
>   * rfkill_get_led_name - Get the LED trigger name for the button's LED.
>   * This function might return a NULL pointer if registering of the
> diff --git a/net/rfkill/rfkill.c b/net/rfkill/rfkill.c
> index 3edc585..2e19b68 100644
> --- a/net/rfkill/rfkill.c
> +++ b/net/rfkill/rfkill.c
> @@ -62,19 +62,39 @@ static void rfkill_led_trigger(struct rfkill *rfkill,
>  #endif /* CONFIG_RFKILL_LEDS */
>  }
>  
> +static void update_rfkill_state(struct rfkill *rfkill)
> +{
> +	enum rfkill_state newstate;
> +
> +	if (rfkill->get_state) {
> +		mutex_lock(&rfkill->mutex);
> +		if (!rfkill->get_state(rfkill->data, &newstate))
> +			rfkill->state = newstate;
> +		mutex_unlock(&rfkill->mutex);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  static int rfkill_toggle_radio(struct rfkill *rfkill,
>  				enum rfkill_state state)
>  {
>  	int retval = 0;
> +	enum rfkill_state oldstate, newstate;
> +
> +	oldstate = rfkill->state;
> +
> +	if (rfkill->get_state &&
> +	    !rfkill->get_state(rfkill->data, &newstate))
> +		rfkill->state = newstate;
>  
>  	if (state != rfkill->state) {
>  		retval = rfkill->toggle_radio(rfkill->data, state);
> -		if (!retval) {
> +		if (!retval)
>  			rfkill->state = state;
> -			rfkill_led_trigger(rfkill, state);
> -		}
>  	}
>  
> +	if (rfkill->state != oldstate)
> +		rfkill_led_trigger(rfkill, rfkill->state);
> +
>  	return retval;
>  }
>  
> @@ -105,6 +125,28 @@ void rfkill_switch_all(enum rfkill_type type, enum rfkill_state state)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfkill_switch_all);
>  
> +/**
> + * rfkill_force_state - Force the internal rfkill radio state
> + * @rfkill: pointer to the rfkill class to modify.
> + * @state: the current radio state the class should be forced to.
> + *
> + * This function updates the internal state of the radio cached
> + * by the rfkill class.  It should be used when the driver gets
> + * a notification by the firmware/hardware of the current *real*
> + * state of the radio rfkill switch.
> + *
> + * It may not be called from an atomic context.
> + */
> +int rfkill_force_state(struct rfkill *rfkill, enum rfkill_state state)
> +{
> +	mutex_lock(&rfkill->mutex);
> +	rfkill->state = state;
> +	mutex_unlock(&rfkill->mutex);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfkill_force_state);
> +
>  static ssize_t rfkill_name_show(struct device *dev,
>  				struct device_attribute *attr,
>  				char *buf)
> @@ -147,6 +189,7 @@ static ssize_t rfkill_state_show(struct device *dev,
>  {
>  	struct rfkill *rfkill = to_rfkill(dev);
>  
> +	update_rfkill_state(rfkill);
>  	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", rfkill->state);
>  }
>  



  reply	other threads:[~2008-05-20  9:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-18 18:47 [RFC] rfkill class rework Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 01/15] ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: fix initialization error paths Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 02/15] ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: fix LED handling on older ThinkPads Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 03/15] Input: rename SW_RADIO to SW_RFKILL_ALL (v2) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 04/15] rfkill: clarify meaning of rfkill states Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:08   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 05/15] rfkill: fix minor typo in kernel doc Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:08   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 06/15] rfkill: handle SW_RFKILL_ALL events Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:08   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 07/15] rfkill: add parameter to disable radios by default Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 08/15] rfkill: add read-write rfkill switch support Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:08   ` Ivo van Doorn [this message]
2008-05-18 18:47 ` [PATCH 09/15] rfkill: add the WWAN radio type Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:08   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-21  1:12     ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-21  3:35       ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-05-21  3:42         ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-21  6:48           ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-05-21 14:07             ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-18 18:48 ` [PATCH 10/15] rfkill: rework suspend and resume handlers Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:08   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:48 ` [PATCH 11/15] rfkill: add notifier chains support Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-19  8:44   ` Thomas Renninger
2008-05-19 13:10     ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:09   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:48 ` [PATCH 12/15] rfkill: add type string helper Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:09   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:48 ` [PATCH 13/15] rfkill: add uevent notifications Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:09   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:48 ` [PATCH 14/15] rfkill: do not allow userspace to override ALL RADIOS OFF Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 10:09   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-22 20:51     ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-23 14:15       ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-27 14:08         ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-27 14:38           ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-27 17:41             ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-27 18:13               ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-18 18:48 ` [PATCH 15/15] rfkill: document rw rfkill switches and clarify input subsystem interactions Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-19 17:51   ` Randy Dunlap
2008-05-19 22:04     ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-19 22:52     ` Elias Oltmanns
2008-05-19 22:56       ` Randy Dunlap
2008-05-20 10:09   ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-20 15:54     ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-20 17:18       ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-21  1:44         ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-29  0:45           ` [PATCH 15/15] rfkill: document rw rfkill switches and clarify input subsystem interactions (v2) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-29 13:02             ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-29 16:26               ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-29 17:19                 ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-29 17:22                   ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-29 17:40                     ` Ivo van Doorn
2008-05-29 17:46                       ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-29 18:58                         ` Dmitry Torokhov
2008-05-29 21:16                           ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-05-29 21:25                             ` [PATCH] Input: rename SW_RADIO to SW_RFKILL_ALL (v2) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2008-06-04  3:11                     ` [PATCH 15/15] rfkill: document rw rfkill switches and clarify input subsystem interactions (v2) Henrique de Moraes Holschuh

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