linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add bluetooth support to toshiba-acpi driver

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Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:54:16 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	John Belmonte <john@...gie.net>
Cc:	Jonathan McDowell <noodles@...th.li>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add bluetooth support to toshiba-acpi driver

On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 07:26:26AM -0400, John Belmonte wrote:

> The /proc/acpi/toshiba interface should not be expanded-- do not apply
> this patch.  If any patch is applied, it would be to optionally
> implement the generic /dev/toshiba interface so that user space tools
> like toshset can operate.

The correct interface is rfkill, which will require this functionality 
to be in-kernel anyway. I can see the argument against implementing it 
in /proc/acpi/toshiba (further proc interface bloat), but not against 
doing it in-kernel. 

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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