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dell-laptop: don't change softblock status if HW switch is disabled

Bug #418721 reported by Tim Gardner on 2009-08-25

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Medium	Tim Gardner	Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10-beta
	Karmic	Fix Released	Medium	Tim Gardner	Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10-beta

Bug Description

The "hardware" switch is tied directly to a BIOS interface that will
connect and disconnect the hardware from the bus.

    If you use the software interface to request the BIOS to make these
    changes, the HW switch will be in an inconsistent state and LEDs may not
    reflect the state of the HW.

This patch is currently living in Andrew Morton's MM tree, but I would like
to ensure it makes Karmic.

     OriginalAuthor: Mario Limonciello
     OriginalLocation: http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/dell_laptop-when-the-hardware-switch-is-disable
     Ignore: no

Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <email address hidden>

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/linux-fsl-imx51

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote on 2009-08-25:

0001-UBUNTU-SAUCE-dell-laptop-don-t-change-softblock-s.patch Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain)

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Karmic):
milestone:	none → karmic-alpha-6

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote on 2009-08-25:

Wait to get this patch from upstream during the 2.6.32 merge window.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Karmic):
assignee:	nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
importance:	Undecided → Medium
milestone:	karmic-alpha-6 → ubuntu-9.10-beta
status:	New → In Progress

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote on 2009-08-25:

On the other hand, just commit it until there is a conflict.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Karmic):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2009-08-27:

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.31-8.28

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linux (2.6.31-8.28) karmic; urgency=low

[ Ike Panhc ]

* [Config] Let nic-shared-modules depends on crypto-modules
- LP: #360966

[ Leann Ogasawara ]

  * [Upstream] (drop after 2.6.31) drm/i915: increase default latency
    constant
    - LP: #412492

[ Mario Limonciello ]

  * [Upstream]: (drop after 2.6.31) dell-laptop: don't change softblock
    status if HW switch is disabled
    - LP: #418721
  * [Upstream]: (drop after 2.6.31) compal-laptop: Add support for known
    Compal made Dell laptops
  * [Upstream]: (drop after 2.6.31) compal-laptop: Replace sysfs support
    with rfkill support

[ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] Add acpiphp to virtual sub-flavour
    - LP: #364916
  * Drop KSM patch set for now because of instabilities with encrypted swap.
    - LP: #418781

-- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:14:26 -0600