Richard Hughes (hughsi...@gmail.com) said: > 2009/7/2 Kay Sievers <kay.siev...@vrfy.org>: > > Exactly, there is absolutely no way to tell what is a "server". Maybe > > the "laptop" classification kind of works (can use better indications > > for this), but there is no such thing as a "server" and "desktop" you > > can ever retrieve reliably from dmi data. > > So DMI data is worthless? It seems to identify my Dell Mini 10 as > "Portable" and my T61 as "Notebook" just fine. I can sure make power > management decisions based on whether the system is a server or a > portable laptop.
laptop vs. <other> is a form factor decision. Desktop vs. server is a use case decision. While you can generally assume a 3U rack box or a blade is a server of some sort, it's much less clear for the 'desktop' form factors - they can just as easily be a 'server' sitting in a closet. Bill _______________________________________________ devkit-devel mailing list devkit-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/devkit-devel
