Re: Why rfkill interface doesn't have show() hook

[Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 09:34:45AM -0600, Joey Lee wrote:

> In some MSI netbook, like N034, it will need userland to call rfkill
> interface for enable/disable H/W module power and LED by using EC
> command.
> And, some MSI netbook, like N014/N051, the BIOS will change the H/W
> state when user press wifi function key.
> I am sure rfkill-input was also call .set_block and causes race
> condition with userland application or BIOS.

Any userspace rfkill agent has to disable rfkill-input first. The 
question is what to do in your case in order to consume the event before 
it's sent to userspace. Let me think about this.


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