linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND] [PATCH -next 2/2] acpi,rfkill,backlight: comapl-laptop update

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:44:19 +0200
From:	Cezary Jackiewicz <cezary.jackiewicz@...il.com>
To:	Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ak@...ux.intel.com, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Subject: Re: [RESEND] [PATCH -next 2/2] acpi,rfkill,backlight: comapl-laptop
 update - use rfkill switch subsystem

Dnia 2008-07-09, o godz. 23:33:01
Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com> napisał(a):

> On Wednesday 09 July 2008, Cezary Jackiewicz wrote:
> > From: Cezary Jackiewicz <cezary.jackiewicz@...il.com>
> > 
> > Remove unnecessary attributes, use rfkill switch subsystem.
> 
> I'm missing a call to rfkill_force_state() to inform the rfkill subsystem that
> the key has been toggled. This function should be called when the hardware
> has raised the interrupt about the pressed event, or when the function
> which polls the register notices the state change.
> 
> As the patch works now, it means that the driver will only listen to
> events coming from rfkill and it doen't provide any updates itself.
> 
> Ivo

Does calling rfkill_force_state () is mandatory? This driver implement 
get_state() hook, @state is always up-to-date.

-- 
 Cezary


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