Bug#677186: gnome-shell: It's possible to turn off wifi networking using keyboard fn when session locked

[Florian Weimer]

* Arturo Borrero Gonzalez:

> If the session is locked (for example, using CTRL+ALT+L), it's
> possible to turn on/off wireless networking on my netbook, using the
> FN key + the wireless key.
>
> This happen in an ASUS EEEPC 101 netbook.

How is this key implemented?  Is it a hardware/SMM switch?
What happens in single-user mode?