linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/8] rfkill: add the WWAN radio type

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Message-Id: <200804111344.09226.inaky@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:44:08 -0700
From:	Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@...il.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] rfkill: add the WWAN radio type

On Friday 11 April 2008, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> Unfortunately, instead of adding a generic Wireless WAN type, a technology-
> specific type (WiMAX) was added.  That's useless for other WWAN devices,
> such as EDGE, UMTS, X-RTT and other such radios.
> 
> Add a WWAN rfkill type for generic wireless WAN devices.  No keys are added
> as most devices use KEY_RADIO for WWAN control and need no specific keycode
> added.

I know it is easier to complain than to submit code, but at this
point, shouldn't we make this dynamic? [so that the interested technology
that provides an rfkill switch registers it?].

Something that given a technology name registers a dynamic key and type
number that can be use throughout?
	
-- 
Inaky
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