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SubjectRe: [Patch] IBM Real-Time "SMI Free" mode driver -v7
On 21-Oct-2010 02:54 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>Applied, thanks. It'd be nice if we didn't have to rely on DMI,
>especially since enterprise customers often end up running later kernels

I am not sure what you mean here by problems with DMI running later
kernels.

>- is there any other way to determine that this is safe to load? Could

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that would allow us to
ensure that this is only loaded on IBM systems. DMI is pretty good
about that.

--Vernon

>we just limit it to IBM systems in a server/blade chassis and then check
>for the _RTL_ area?
>
>--
>Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
>


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