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 15/15] rfkill: document rw rfkill switches and clarify input subsystem interactions
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 19:18:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200805201918.58709.IvDoorn@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1211298846.8328.1254165905@webmail.messagingengine.com>
On Tuesday 20 May 2008, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
>
> On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:09:08 +0200, "Ivo van Doorn" <ivdoorn@gmail.com> said:
> > > +You should:
> > > - rfkill_allocate()
> > > - - input_allocate_polled_device()
> > > + - modify rfkill fields (flags, name)
> > > + - modify state to the current hardware state (THIS IS THE ONLY TIME
> > > + YOU CAN ACCESS state DIRECTLY)
> > > - rfkill_register()
> > > - - input_register_polled_device()
> >
> > Wasn't it the plan to send the current hardware state as rfkill
> > registration argument,
> > so we can force drivers to send a valid state to rfkill?
>
> Yes, but IMHO we should do that in a future patch. That patch will touch
> every rfkill driver, so I'd rather we do that later. IMHO it is best to get
> the most important stuff merged, first...
>
> Then, in that future patch, we change the API, fix all in-tree drivers using
> that API, and update the documentation to match the new API. For now, we
> update the documentation to match the current API.
>
> What do you think?
Sounds good to me. :)
Ivo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-20 17:03 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
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 [this message]
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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