From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750993Ab1GSNWB (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:22:01 -0400 Received: from one.firstfloor.org ([213.235.205.2]:46725 "EHLO one.firstfloor.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750829Ab1GSNWA (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:22:00 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:21:58 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Alan Cox Cc: Andi Kleen , Prarit Bhargava , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface Message-ID: <20110719132157.GG8006@one.firstfloor.org> References: <1310994528-26276-1-git-send-email-prarit@redhat.com> <1310994528-26276-2-git-send-email-prarit@redhat.com> <20110719100544.55c7f7fb@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110719100544.55c7f7fb@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:05:44AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > Could you expand somewhat WHY you want this. What is wrong with the > > current code? > > See the previous discussions Ok I will put that now as description into all my code submissions @) Seriously, that REALLY belongs into a patch description. > > > As for user space access on x86 "dmidecode"/libdmi works for nearly everyone, > > doesn't it? > > "on x86" (and on PC only generally) > > There are three core problems > > 1. DMI in this sense is basically an x86 PC class device hack > 2. It is obsoleted and at some point it'll vanish even on PC Huh? What obsoleted it? > 3. Every other platform without DMI would benefit from the > interface being generic Can you expand on that? The information will be always system specific anyways. Do you really think there's that much commonality? -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.