Re: ath5k gets lost with eeepc-laptop removal

2008/10/31 Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 01:51:49PM +0000, Alan Jenkins wrote:

Matthew: I nagged you twice about different consequences of this
commit, so here's a third :). You said rfkill no longer automatically
frobs on suspend/resume, which was what I was worried about last time.
Should the core code also be modified so it doesn't do anything when
the rfkill device is unregistered?

I think there's definitely an argument in favour of that, though I
suspect that's a design feature - if you remove the control mechanism
for a radio, the safe state for that radio to be in is not transmitting.


It doesn't leave the radio in a state that's not transmitting, it
leaves the card in a state that doesn't get any power at all. I don't
see any reason for this, how do you define "safe" ?



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