On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 05:00:06AM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <[email protected]> > > struct dmi_strmatch was modified on v3.11 with a > exact_match member. The DMI_EXACT_MATCH() macro was > added as a mod version of DMI_MATCH() to account for > dmi strings that look closely like each other. An > example is D510MO Vs D510MOV. > > Since exact_match is is not available on older kernels > we can't use it and must revert to the old DMI_MATCH(). > Addressing the desired behaviour will require a separate > change to deal with addressing the difference > in the behaviour.
If you choose not to backport DMI_EXACT_MATCH, then don't backport the two fixes that depend upon it. Is there a blocker for not backporting the DMI_EXACT_MATCH feature? -Chris -- Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe backports" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
