Re: [PATCH 6/8] rfkill: add the WWAN radio type

From: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
Date: Fri Apr 11 2008 - 16:50:20 EST


On Friday 11 April 2008, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> Unfortunately, instead of adding a generic Wireless WAN type, a technology-
> specific type (WiMAX) was added. That's useless for other WWAN devices,
> such as EDGE, UMTS, X-RTT and other such radios.
>
> Add a WWAN rfkill type for generic wireless WAN devices. No keys are added
> as most devices use KEY_RADIO for WWAN control and need no specific keycode
> added.

I know it is easier to complain than to submit code, but at this
point, shouldn't we make this dynamic? [so that the interested technology
that provides an rfkill switch registers it?].

Something that given a technology name registers a dynamic key and type
number that can be use throughout?

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Inaky
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