linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Dell Airplane Mode Switch driver

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Date:	Fri, 5 Dec 2014 21:38:17 +0100
From:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
Cc:	Alex Hung <alex.hung@...onical.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	"platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
	<platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Dell Airplane Mode Switch driver

On Wednesday 03 December 2014 14:00:23 Darren Hart wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 10:55:32AM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > Darren, I think that if we do not solve problem with
> > duplicate key events (in dell-wireless.c) we should
> > postpone these patches to later kernel version. It is
> > better to not have such regression as it confuse software
> > like NetworkManager which is widely used.
> 
> OK, that's what I needed. Thanks. Ignore my previous request,
> you answered it here. I will drop dell-wireless.c and look
> for a combined solution from you and Alex for the next
> release.
> 
> Thanks,

And according to discussion about Side effect of pressing special
keys at [1] [2] we should not report this wireless key event (as
input device) to userspace. And Alex's driver is doing that.

[1] - http://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg05922.html
[2] - http://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg05924.html

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com

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