linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: remove threeg and interface sysfs interfaces

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Date:	Tue, 6 Oct 2015 23:39:47 +0100
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	"Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>,
	Carlos Corbacho <carlos@...angeworlds.co.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>,
	Corentin Chary <corentincj@...aif.net>,
	Martin Kepplinger <martink@...teo.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: remove threeg and interface sysfs interfaces

On Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 06:17:42PM +0800, Lee, Chun-Yi wrote:
> Since v3.0 kernel, acer-wmi driver auto detects internal 3G device and
> provides the threeg rfkill interface. So the sysfs interface of 3G is
> no longer necessary now.
> 
> The 7b8aca65 patch added kernel information log to remind to user space
> for the threeg sysfs interface will be removed in 2012, then b58b9ffc patch
> updated the interface removing time to 2014.
> 
> I think the 3 years lead time is enough for user space application to use
> rfkill instead of sysfs interface to control 3G device.

Seems reasonable :)

Queued to testing, and then to next hopefully tomorrow.

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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