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SubjectRe: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface
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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