linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] platform-drivers-x86 for 3.19

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:58:02 +0200
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@....edu>,
	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] platform-drivers-x86 for 3.19

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 09:51:27AM -0800, Darren Hart wrote:
> thinkpad-acpi using software mute simplifies the driver and the user experience
> significantly.

Except when it doesn't.

I'm probably in minority, but I don't use fancy userspace to mess with my
mixer and the mute button worked just fine for me before the change.
Wasted half an hour to find out what happened is not a pure win from user
experience point of view.

Is it really necessary to have software_mute_requested == true by default?
Can fancy userspace ask for desired behaviour instead and change kernel to
not send hotkeys change notification until software_mute is enabled?

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov
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