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Message-ID: <20100302233929.GB13739@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:39:29 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...ell.com>,
	Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@...inter.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 58/62] msi-laptop: Support some MSI 3G netbook that is
	need load SCM

On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 03:28:57PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> From: Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@...ell.com>
> 
> Some MSI 3G netbook only have one fn key to control Wlan/Bluetooth/3G,
> those netbook will load the SCM (windows app) to disable the original
> Wlan/Bluetooth control by BIOS when user press fn key, then control
> Wlan/Bluetooth/3G by SCM (software control by OS). Without SCM, user
> cann't on/off 3G module on those 3G netbook.
> On Linux, msi-laptop driver will do the same thing to disable the
> original BIOS control, then might need use HAL or other userland
> application to do the software control that simulate with SCM.
> e.g. MSI N034 netbook

How does the function key event get reported to userland? This should 
generate KEY_RFKILL and then just go through rfkill-input.

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