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SubjectRE: [PATCH v5] Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over WMI for Dell Systems
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> > +		possible_values:	A file that can be read to obtain the possible
> > + values of the <attr>. Values are separated using
> > + semi-colon (``;``).
> why not use set notation from math classes assuming intergers? i.e.
> (a, b) all integers beween a and b but not including a or b (open set)
> or
> [a, b] all integerger betwen a and b including and b? (closed set)
>
> Anyway its ambiguous if the the extremes are included in the set of possible
> values as written.
>

Enumeration attributes mean that there are fixed values, specifically not integers.
Integers are in the "integer" type and explained below.

An example value that would be seen here is possible_values:

Enabled;Disabled;

> > +
> > + security_area_size = calculate_security_buffer();
> > + buffer_size = security_area_size + integer_area_size;
> > + buffer = kzalloc(buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> > + if (!buffer)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> if you hit this error return I think you will leak the wmi_priv.mutex lock.
> I think this is a bug.

Yes, thanks this is a great finding.
Team will fix in v6 after we have Hans' feedback for v5.

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