Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Problem: PnP BIOS driver reports outdated information | Date | Fri, 21 Sep 2001 02:31:26 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> How about this: pnpbios functions that scan the device list > optionally (depending on a flag of some sort, set according to > whether or not one has an evil BIOS) cause the list to be rebuilt
We can use DMI to figure out if the BIOS is likely to be problematic A DMI match on Intel or Vaio should cut out most BIOSes that either explode on boot or have the weird corrupting case.
> I would offer a patch, but I don't know how the aforementioned > flag should be implemented.
Use the existing vaio flag that is used by the vaio drivers currently - "is_sony_vaio_laptop" - 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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