Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:21:58 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface |
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On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:05:44AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > Could you expand somewhat WHY you want this. What is wrong with the > > current code? > > See the previous discussions
Ok I will put that now as description into all my code submissions @)
Seriously, that REALLY belongs into a patch description.
> > > As for user space access on x86 "dmidecode"/libdmi works for nearly everyone, > > doesn't it? > > "on x86" (and on PC only generally) > > There are three core problems > > 1. DMI in this sense is basically an x86 PC class device hack > 2. It is obsoleted and at some point it'll vanish even on PC
Huh? What obsoleted it?
> 3. Every other platform without DMI would benefit from the > interface being generic
Can you expand on that? The information will be always system specific anyways. Do you really think there's that much commonality?
-Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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