Bug 1259197 - Systemd rfkill fails to restore switch state on Dell laptops
Summary: Systemd rfkill fails to restore switch state on Dell laptops
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: systemd
Version: 22
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: systemd-maint
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-09-02 07:37 UTC by Oded Arbel
Modified: 2016-07-19 17:45 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2016-07-19 17:45:44 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Oded Arbel 2015-09-02 07:37:35 UTC
Description of problem:
On a Dell Latitude E5440, rfkill switches are reset after reboot.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
systemd-219-21.fc22

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use gnome-bluetooth to disable bluetooth (there are no keyboard software switches)
2. Check rfkill software switch state and verify bluetooth is blocked (See example below)
3. Reboot
4. Check rfkill software switch state

Actual results:
bluetooth is not blocked

Expected results:
bluetooth should be blocked

Additional info:

Before reboot:
$ sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/dell_laptop/rfkill
status: 0x5035D
Bit 0 : Hardware switch supported:   1
Bit 1 : Wifi locator supported:      0
Bit 2 : Wifi is supported:           1
Bit 3 : Bluetooth is supported:      1
Bit 4 : WWAN is supported:           1
Bit 5 : Wireless keyboard supported: 0
Bit 8 : Wifi is installed:           1
Bit 9 : Bluetooth is installed:      1
Bit 10: WWAN is installed:           0
Bit 16: Hardware switch is on:       1
Bit 17: Wifi is blocked:             0
Bit 18: Bluetooth is blocked:        1
Bit 19: WWAN is blocked:             0

hwswitch_state: 0x1F
Bit 0 : Wifi controlled by switch:      1
Bit 1 : Bluetooth controlled by switch: 1
Bit 2 : WWAN controlled by switch:      1
Bit 7 : Wireless switch config locked:  0
Bit 8 : Wifi locator enabled:           0
Bit 15: Wifi locator setting locked:    0

After reboot:
$ sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/dell_laptop/rfkill
[sudo] password for odeda: 
status: 0x1035D
Bit 0 : Hardware switch supported:   1
Bit 1 : Wifi locator supported:      0
Bit 2 : Wifi is supported:           1
Bit 3 : Bluetooth is supported:      1
Bit 4 : WWAN is supported:           1
Bit 5 : Wireless keyboard supported: 0
Bit 8 : Wifi is installed:           1
Bit 9 : Bluetooth is installed:      1
Bit 10: WWAN is installed:           0
Bit 16: Hardware switch is on:       1
Bit 17: Wifi is blocked:             0
Bit 18: Bluetooth is blocked:        0
Bit 19: WWAN is blocked:             0

hwswitch_state: 0x1F
Bit 0 : Wifi controlled by switch:      1
Bit 1 : Bluetooth controlled by switch: 1
Bit 2 : WWAN controlled by switch:      1
Bit 7 : Wireless switch config locked:  0
Bit 8 : Wifi locator enabled:           0
Bit 15: Wifi locator setting locked:    0

Comment 1 Fedora End Of Life 2016-07-19 17:45:44 UTC
Fedora 22 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2016-07-19. Fedora 22 is
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further
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