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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:25:55 -0600
From: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
       Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Network drivers that don't suspend on interface down
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On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 01:27:55PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:06:51 EST, Dan Williams said:
> > It's also complicated because some switches are supposed to rfkill both
> > an 802.11 module _and_ a bluetooth module at the same time, or I guess
> > some laptops may even have one rfkill switch for each wireless device.
> 
> On my Dell D820, it's bios-selectable if the switch is enabled, or if
> it controls just the 802.11 card, or 802.11 and bluetooth, or just bluetooth,
> or 802.11 and mobile broadband, or ...
> 
> This way lies madness. :)
> 
> (Oddest part - said bios config screen offers the choices for bluetooth
> and mobile broadband even though the hardware config doesn't include it. ;)

In this case changing the UI based on presence (and thus the printed
docs etc.) winds up being difficult.  Think of it as an embedded
advertisement - you too could have bluetooth and mobile broadband... :-)

-Matt

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