From: Mario Limonciello <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx> 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. Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff -puN drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c~dell_laptop-when-the-hardware-switch-is-disabled-dont-actually-allow-changing-the-softblock-status drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c~dell_laptop-when-the-hardware-switch-is-disabled-dont-actually-allow-changing-the-softblock-status +++ a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.c @@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ static int dell_rfkill_set(void *data, b unsigned long radio = (unsigned long)data; memset(&buffer, 0, sizeof(struct calling_interface_buffer)); + dell_send_request(&buffer, 17, 11); + if (!(buffer.output[1] & BIT(16))) + return -EINVAL; + buffer.input[0] = (1 | (radio<<8) | (disable << 16)); dell_send_request(&buffer, 17, 11); _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html