Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:02:39 -0500 | From | Jonathan Bither <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] cfg80211: Add API to change the indoor regulatory setting |
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On 02/19/2015 08:03 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 01:53:44 +0100, "Luis R. Rodriguez" said: >> Wider community: >> >> anyone aware of any *need* in the kernel to know whether one is indoor or >> not on a device running Linux other than wifi? Clearly it should be something >> that might be of interest to at least other RF devices, so that is at least >> one possibilty to consider already, but what else? > > I can think of a lot of reasons for the kernel to make indoor/outdoor > status available to userspace, but am coming up empty why the kernel itself > should care.... > That made me try to think of the possible uses for such a variable but I imagine that they can all be handled by userspace as well. Powering down GPS chips for energy consumption. Applying filters to cameras for fluorescent lights.
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