> > So we would really like a way in the kernel to be able to recognize
> > this situation and both tell kernel modules and tell userspace.
>
> OK, I get the idea. It should be noted that the patch you initially
> proposed, and I declined, did not fully solve this actual problem.
> Making the OEM
> > So we would really like a way in the kernel to be able to recognize
> > this situation and both tell kernel modules and tell userspace.
>
> OK, I get the idea. It should be noted that the patch you initially
> proposed, and I declined, did not fully solve this actual problem.
> Making the OEM
Hi Mario,
On Mon, 1 May 2017 20:58:13 +, mario.limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > That I understand. What I do not understand is how software is supposed
> > to figure out which string represents what, even if it knows how many
> > strings there are in total.
>
> At least for Dell, not all of
Hi Mario,
On Mon, 1 May 2017 20:58:13 +, mario.limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > That I understand. What I do not understand is how software is supposed
> > to figure out which string represents what, even if it knows how many
> > strings there are in total.
>
> At least for Dell, not all of
uk; so...@cmu.edu; jens.wiklan...@linaro.org;
> agr...@codeaurora.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> Hi Mario, Allen,
>
> S
ra.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> Hi Mario, Allen,
>
> Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. No excuses really
com;
> > e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> > strings to sysfs
> >
> > On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:51:22 +, mario_limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > > The main downside I
er 1, 2016 1:01 PM
> > To: Limonciello, Mario
> > Cc: gre...@linuxfoundation.org; Hung, Allen ;
> > rmk+ker...@arm.linux.org.uk; so...@cmu.edu; jens.wiklan...@linaro.org;
> > agr...@codeaurora.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> > e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
&g
rm.linux.org.uk; so...@cmu.edu; jens.wiklan...@linaro.org;
> agr...@codeaurora.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> H
agr...@codeaurora.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> Hi Mario,
>
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:51:22 +, mario_limoncie...@
Hi Mario,
On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:51:22 +, mario_limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > > Ah, yeah, just use dmidecode, much simpler, keeps the kernel smaller, I
> > > like it.
>
> The main fundamental difference between kernel and userspace
> will be that applications will need to run dmidecode
Hi Mario,
On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:51:22 +, mario_limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > > Ah, yeah, just use dmidecode, much simpler, keeps the kernel smaller, I
> > > like it.
>
> The main fundamental difference between kernel and userspace
> will be that applications will need to run dmidecode
gt;; rmk+ker...@arm.linux.org.uk; so...@cmu.edu;
> bjorn.anders...@sonymobile.com; jens.wiklan...@linaro.org;
> agr...@codeaurora.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group
...@linaro.org;
> agr...@codeaurora.org; a...@arndb.de; sudeep.ho...@arm.com;
> e...@anholt.net; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> Hi all,
>
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:43:26 +0200,
Hi all,
On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:43:26 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 02:01:23PM +, mario_limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > Jean Delvare would rather see this implemented in userspace dmidecode.
> > Jean raised a concern in an earlier submission that this runs on every
> >
Hi all,
On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:43:26 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 02:01:23PM +, mario_limoncie...@dell.com wrote:
> > Jean Delvare would rather see this implemented in userspace dmidecode.
> > Jean raised a concern in an earlier submission that this runs on every
> >
Gross <agr...@codeaurora.org>; Arnd
> > Bergmann <a...@arndb.de>; Sudeep Holla <sudeep.ho...@arm.com>; Eric
> > Anholt <e...@anholt.net>; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Limonciello, Mario
> > <mario_limoncie...@dell.com>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH
> Cc: Jean Delvare ; Russell King
> > ; Gabriel Somlo ; Bjorn
> > Andersson ; Jens Wiklander
> > ; Andy Gross ; Arnd
> > Bergmann ; Sudeep Holla ; Eric
> > Anholt ; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Limonciello, Mario
> >
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add d
Eric
> Anholt <e...@anholt.net>; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Limonciello, Mario
> <mario_limoncie...@dell.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 05:22:05PM +0800, Allen Hung wrote:
Arnd
> Bergmann ; Sudeep Holla ; Eric
> Anholt ; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Limonciello, Mario
>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] dmi-id: add dmi/id/oem group for exporting oem
> strings to sysfs
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 05:22:05PM +0800, Allen Hung wrote:
> > The o
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 05:22:05PM +0800, Allen Hung wrote:
> The oem strings in DMI system identification information of the BIOS have
> been parsed and stored as dmi devices in dmi_scan.c but they are not
> exported to userspace via sysfs.
>
> The patch intends to export oem strings to sysfs
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 05:22:05PM +0800, Allen Hung wrote:
> The oem strings in DMI system identification information of the BIOS have
> been parsed and stored as dmi devices in dmi_scan.c but they are not
> exported to userspace via sysfs.
>
> The patch intends to export oem strings to sysfs
The oem strings in DMI system identification information of the BIOS have
been parsed and stored as dmi devices in dmi_scan.c but they are not
exported to userspace via sysfs.
The patch intends to export oem strings to sysfs device /sys/class/dmi/id.
As the number of oem strings are dynamic, a
The oem strings in DMI system identification information of the BIOS have
been parsed and stored as dmi devices in dmi_scan.c but they are not
exported to userspace via sysfs.
The patch intends to export oem strings to sysfs device /sys/class/dmi/id.
As the number of oem strings are dynamic, a
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