netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC] iwlwifi: add basic runtime PM support

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Message-ID: <1326100270.3451.5.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net>
Date:	Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:11:10 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	"Guy, Wey-Yi" <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
Cc:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>, ilw@...ux.intel.com,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] iwlwifi: add basic runtime PM support

On Sun, 2012-01-08 at 17:05 -0800, Guy, Wey-Yi wrote:


> I understand, but unless we figure out either make rkill interrupt works
> in runtime PM, or figure out the platform does not has HW RFKILL
> automatically, I don't see how this patch can upstream without generate
> a lot of issues and bug reports.

I suppose the question is -- will any tools/users enable it and then
scream about their rfkill?

Maybe we can use pm_runtime_forbid() to disable it completely, and add a
module parameter or something to enable it -- just so people are aware
of the tradeoffs?

johannes

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