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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:26:26 -0400
From: John Belmonte <john@neggie.net>
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To: Jonathan McDowell <noodles@earth.li>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add bluetooth support to toshiba-acpi driver
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> This patch adds bluetooth support to the toshiba-acpi driver. I have
> tried to follow the same format for the /proc/acpi/toshiba/bluetooth
> file as followed in the thinkpad-acpi driver. In the long term the
> rfkill infrastructure looks like the way forward for this functionality,
> but at present it doesn't seem to be suitable.
> 
> Traditionally the userland "toshset" program would have been used to
> enable bluetooth, but this requires either CONFIG_TOSHIBA or a patched
> toshiba-acpi to emulate the /dev/toshiba device. Also toshset doesn't
> currently run in 64bit mode.
> 
> Patch has been successfully tested on a Port?g? R200 (in 32bit mode) and
> an R500 (in 64bit mode).
> 
> Signed-Off-By: Jonathan McDowell <noodles@earth.li>

The /proc/acpi/toshiba interface should not be expanded-- do not apply
this patch.  If any patch is applied, it would be to optionally
implement the generic /dev/toshiba interface so that user space tools
like toshset can operate.

--John Belmonte
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