[PATCH 1/2] Add support for ipw killswitch to hal

[Adel Gadllah]

David Zeuthen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for working on this,
>
>   
ok, thx
> On Sun, 2007-07-01 at 15:03 +0200, Adel Gadllah wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> The attached two patches add support for the killswitch found on Intel
>> IPW 3945/2200/2100 cards on linux. Dell systems are excluded in the .fdi
>> file to avoid conflicts with the already existing support for them.
>>     
>
> How about excluding Sony Vaio as well? (maybe Bastien knows?)
>
>   
can do it but why? is it already supported too?
> Also (maybe dcbw knows) how is this going to work in the future when the
> kernel adds support for rfkill? Is that interface set in stone yet, and
> if so, what does it look like? Thanks.
>
>   
if I understood correctly its like this:
with this interface NetworkManager has to poll for the killswitch status 
(support already in NM). When the kernel support is added this interface 
will be replaced with one that sends signals so that NetworkManager does 
not have to poll for the status.