Return-path: Received: from fmailhost03.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.53]:58429 "EHLO fmailhost03.isp.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751590AbZFTM7Q (ORCPT ); Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:59:16 -0400 Message-ID: <4A3CDD2A.1060505@lwfinger.net> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:59:22 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: wireless Subject: Re: Question about rfkill References: <4A3C5D49.2000106@lwfinger.net> <1245497653.16399.27.camel@johannes.local> In-Reply-To: <1245497653.16399.27.camel@johannes.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes, > No need, radio_enabled is intended to be removed, because if you rfkill > now cfg80211 will force the interfaces down. Some time later way may > need to add a way to disable just the radio again, but that will be > different and for different purposes. In b43/b43legacy, the driver can determine when the hw has required an rfkill, but what is the "approved" method for determining if userspace has killed it? Larry