> -----Original Message----- > From: Pali Rohár [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:25 PM > To: Limonciello, Mario <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; linux- > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 07/17] platform/x86: dell-smbios: only run if proper > oem > string is detected > > On Tuesday 17 October 2017 19:19:02 [email protected] wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Limonciello, Mario > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:11 PM > > > To: 'Pali Rohár' <[email protected]> > > > Cc: [email protected]; Andy Shevchenko <[email protected]>; > > > LKML <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > Andy > > > Lutomirski <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; > > > [email protected]; [email protected]; Greg KH <[email protected]>; Alan Cox > > > <[email protected]> > > > Subject: RE: [PATCH v9 07/17] platform/x86: dell-smbios: only run if > > > proper > oem > > > string is detected > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Pali Rohár [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:04 PM > > > > To: Limonciello, Mario <[email protected]> > > > > Cc: [email protected]; Andy Shevchenko <[email protected]>; > > > > LKML <[email protected]>; > > > > [email protected]; > > > Andy > > > > Lutomirski <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; > > > > [email protected]; [email protected]; Greg KH <[email protected]>; Alan Cox > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 07/17] platform/x86: dell-smbios: only run if > > > > proper > oem > > > > string is detected > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 17 October 2017 13:21:51 Mario Limonciello wrote: > > > > > The proper way to indicate that a system is a 'supported' Dell System > > > > > is by the presence of this string in OEM strings. > > > > > > > > > > Allowing the driver to load on non-Dell systems will have undefined > > > > > results. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mario Limonciello <[email protected]> > > > > > Reviewed-by: Edward O'Callaghan <[email protected]> > > > > > --- > > > > > drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c | 7 +++++++ > > > > > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > > > > > b/drivers/platform/x86/dell- > > > > smbios.c > > > > > index e9b1ca07c872..7e779278d054 100644 > > > > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > > > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c > > > > > @@ -172,8 +172,15 @@ static void __init find_tokens(const struct > dmi_header > > > > *dm, void *dummy) > > > > > > > > > > static int __init dell_smbios_init(void) > > > > > { > > > > > + const struct dmi_device *valid; > > > > > int ret; > > > > > > > > > > + valid = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OEM_STRING, "Dell > System", > > > > NULL); > > > > > > > > Are you sure that all Dell machines have exactly this string? IIRC this > > > > smbios interface via SMM is supported by machines back to 2005... Also > > > > in other DMI tables in dell-latop there is e.g. "Dell Inc." or "Dell > > > > Computer Corporation". > > > > > > > I checked the spec and it's been there since systems 1999 onward. > > > > > > > Oh and it's case it's not apparent, this is from OEM strings section. It's > > not > > the same as standard SMBIOS strings for system manufacturer, bios vendor > > etc. I'm checking this one specifically because a system can be rebranded. > > When rebranded the drivers won't load automatically, but this interface > > should still work on a if manually loaded. > > So if machine is rebranded, then this string is also changed? If string > is changed, then this patch cause our kernel driver to refuse load on > those machines... >
No, this is the only string that you can use to tell it's still a Dell system when it's been rebranded, that's why it's the proper thing to use in this driver.
