Re: [PATCH 0/3] Dell Airplane Mode Switch driver

From: Pali RohÃr
Date: Fri Dec 05 2014 - 15:38:30 EST


On Wednesday 03 December 2014 14:00:23 Darren Hart wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 10:55:32AM +0100, Pali RohÃr wrote:
> > Darren, I think that if we do not solve problem with
> > duplicate key events (in dell-wireless.c) we should
> > postpone these patches to later kernel version. It is
> > better to not have such regression as it confuse software
> > like NetworkManager which is widely used.
>
> OK, that's what I needed. Thanks. Ignore my previous request,
> you answered it here. I will drop dell-wireless.c and look
> for a combined solution from you and Alex for the next
> release.
>
> Thanks,

And according to discussion about Side effect of pressing special
keys at [1] [2] we should not report this wireless key event (as
input device) to userspace. And Alex's driver is doing that.

[1] - http://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg05922.html
[2] - http://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg05924.html

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Pali RohÃr
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