Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:34:34 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] dcdbas: add DMI-based module autloading |
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:25:15 -0500 Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com> wrote:
> DMI autoload dcdbas on all Dell systems. > > This looks for BIOS Vendor or System Vendor == Dell, so this should > work for systems both Dell-branded and those Dell builds but brands > for others. It causes udev to load the dcdbas module at startup, > which is used by tools called by HAL for wireless control and > backlight control, among other uses.
fyi, I added this to the 2.6.25 queue. If you think a patch should go into 2.6.24 then it is best to explicitly say that and to explain why. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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