Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:39:56 -0400 | | From | Prarit Bhargava <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface |
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On 07/19/2011 09:21 AM, Andi Kleen wrote: > 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. >
I can certainly do that on the next version. Sorry about that Andi.
> >> >>> 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? > >
The DMI specification has not been updated since January of 2003. It has been replaced by SMBIOS.
>> 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? > >
There seems to be some commonalities. We have other arches checking for model and vendor info.
P.
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