From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Domsch Subject: Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:55 -0600 Message-ID: <20061222012554.GA28632@lists.us.dell.com> References: <200612192114.49920.david-b@pacbell.net> <20061220053417.GA29877@suse.de> <20061220055209.GA20483@srcf.ucam.org> <1166601025.3365.1345.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20061220125314.GA24188@srcf.ucam.org> <20061220150009.1d697f15@griffin.suse.cz> <1166638371.2798.26.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20061221011526.GB32625@srcf.ucam.org> <1166670411.23168.13.camel@localhost.localdomain> <200612211827.kBLIRtqC025054@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Dan Williams , Matthew Garrett , Jiri Benc , Arjan van de Ven , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from ausc60ps301.us.dell.com ([143.166.148.206]:2337 "EHLO ausc60ps301.us.dell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1945907AbWLVBfT (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:35:19 -0500 To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200612211827.kBLIRtqC025054@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 01:27:55PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:06:51 EST, Dan Williams said: > > It's also complicated because some switches are supposed to rfkill both > > an 802.11 module _and_ a bluetooth module at the same time, or I guess > > some laptops may even have one rfkill switch for each wireless device. > > On my Dell D820, it's bios-selectable if the switch is enabled, or if > it controls just the 802.11 card, or 802.11 and bluetooth, or just bluetooth, > or 802.11 and mobile broadband, or ... > > This way lies madness. :) > > (Oddest part - said bios config screen offers the choices for bluetooth > and mobile broadband even though the hardware config doesn't include it. ;) In this case changing the UI based on presence (and thus the printed docs etc.) winds up being difficult. Think of it as an embedded advertisement - you too could have bluetooth and mobile broadband... :-) -Matt -- Matt Domsch Software Architect Dell Linux Solutions linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux Linux on Dell mailing lists @ http://lists.us.dell.com