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author | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2009-04-25 16:36:46 -0700 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2009-04-25 16:36:46 -0700 |
commit | 495a1b4eff1a216a3ea171ac137f1807e6555f52 (patch) | |
tree | 72d059d6d66fac6a74df33bac2eb40dcd0ea0732 /Documentation/rfkill.txt | |
parent | ad8affd972a705a38e769859c50ee8e749b631da (diff) | |
parent | d3feaf5ad12259927039a675cfb25dc342b403ab (diff) |
Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6
Conflicts:
net/mac80211/pm.c
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/rfkill.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/rfkill.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/rfkill.txt b/Documentation/rfkill.txt index 4d3ee317a4a..40c3a3f1081 100644 --- a/Documentation/rfkill.txt +++ b/Documentation/rfkill.txt @@ -521,16 +521,12 @@ status of the system. Input devices may issue events that are related to rfkill. These are the various KEY_* events and SW_* events supported by rfkill-input.c. -******IMPORTANT****** -When rfkill-input is ACTIVE, userspace is NOT TO CHANGE THE STATE OF AN RFKILL -SWITCH IN RESPONSE TO AN INPUT EVENT also handled by rfkill-input, unless it -has set to true the user_claim attribute for that particular switch. This rule -is *absolute*; do NOT violate it. -******IMPORTANT****** - -Userspace must not assume it is the only source of control for rfkill switches. -Their state CAN and WILL change due to firmware actions, direct user actions, -and the rfkill-input EPO override for *_RFKILL_ALL. +Userspace may not change the state of an rfkill switch in response to an +input event, it should refrain from changing states entirely. + +Userspace cannot assume it is the only source of control for rfkill switches. +Their state can change due to firmware actions, direct user actions, and the +rfkill-input EPO override for *_RFKILL_ALL. When rfkill-input is not active, userspace must initiate a rfkill status change by writing to the "state" attribute in order for anything to happen. |