linux-kernel - Re: Toshiba laptop bluetooth power control patch

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Message-ID: <20080626181951.GA17943@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:19:51 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Phillip Killewald <killewald.1@....edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Toshiba laptop bluetooth power control patch

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 01:51:51PM +0200, Phillip Killewald wrote:
> 2.6.21.  The patch creates an entry /proc/acpi/toshiba/bluetooth, which
> you can use to power-up and attach the bluetooth device with the
> commands cat 'power: 1' >> /proc/acpi/toshiba/bluetooth and 'attach: 1'
> >> /proc/acpi/toshiba/bluetooth.

Please use rfkill instead. Adding new custom files to /proc ends up 
making it harder to convert them all over later :)

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