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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:55 -0600 From: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com> To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu Cc: Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>, Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 01:27:55PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@...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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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