Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/13] platform/x86: Rename touchscreen_dmi to dmi_device_properties | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Date | Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:07:23 -0700 |
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Hi--
On 10/30/21 11:28 AM, Hans de Goede wrote: > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > index b110a2e6b8f3..9cb8d33cc6e1 100644 > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > @@ -981,17 +981,19 @@ config MLX_PLATFORM > > If you have a Mellanox system, say Y or M here. > > -config TOUCHSCREEN_DMI > - bool "DMI based touchscreen configuration info" > - depends on ACPI && DMI && I2C=y && TOUCHSCREEN_SILEAD > +config DMI_DEVICE_PROPERTIES > + bool "DMI based extra device properties"
DMI-based
> + depends on ACPI && DMI && I2C=y > select EFI_EMBEDDED_FIRMWARE if EFI > help > - Certain ACPI based tablets with e.g. Silead or Chipone touchscreens > - do not have enough data in ACPI tables for the touchscreen driver to > - handle the touchscreen properly, as OEMs expect the data to be baked > - into the tablet model specific version of the driver shipped with the > - the OS-image for the device. This option supplies the missing info. > - Enable this for x86 tablets with Silead or Chipone touchscreens. > + Sometimes ACPI based x86 devices do not have enough data in their ACPI
ACPI-based
> + tables to fully describe the hardware. This option enables support for > + supplying the missing info based on DMI (vendor & model string) > + matching for devices where this info has been added to the > + dmi-device-properties code. > + > + This option is often necessary for correct operation of x86 based
x86-based
> + tablets and 2-in-1 devices. If in doubt, say Y here.
-- ~Randy
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