From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:43:08 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2vcuz3xsz.fsf@firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1310994528-26276-2-git-send-email-prarit@redhat.com> (Prarit Bhargava's message of "Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:08:15 -0400")
Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com> writes:
Wow that's a cc list from hell. Cut down to linux-kernel.
> This patch introduces a general System Firmware interface to the kernel, called
> sysfw.
Could you expand somewhat WHY you want this. What is wrong with the
current code?
As for user space access on x86 "dmidecode"/libdmi works for nearly everyone,
doesn't it?
-Andi
--
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-19 0:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 62+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-18 13:08 [PATCH 00/34] System Firmware and SMBIOS Support [v3] Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [lm-sensors] " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-19 0:43 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2011-07-19 9:05 ` Alan Cox
2011-07-19 12:23 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-19 13:25 ` Andi Kleen
2011-07-19 13:52 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-19 13:21 ` Andi Kleen
2011-07-19 13:39 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-19 13:46 ` Andi Kleen
2011-07-19 13:58 ` Prarit Bhargava
[not found] ` <1310994528-26276-2-git-send-email-prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2011-07-25 19:03 ` [lm-sensors] " Jean Delvare
2011-07-25 19:03 ` Jean Delvare
2011-07-25 19:03 ` Jean Delvare
2011-07-25 19:03 ` Jean Delvare
2011-08-10 13:26 ` Prarit Bhargava
[not found] ` <1310994528-26276-1-git-send-email-prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 02/34] New SMBIOS driver for x86 and ia64 Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [lm-sensors] " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 03/34] arch specific changes for SMBIOS and System Firmware Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 04/34] drivers/acpi changes for SMBIOS and System Firmware interface Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 05/34] drivers/ata changes for SMBIOS and System Firmware Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 06/34] drivers/floppy " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 07/34] drivers/char " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 08/34] drivers/crypto " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 09/34] drivers/gpio " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 10/34] drivers/gpu " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [lm-sensors] [PATCH 11/34] drivers/hwmon changes for SMBIOS and Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 11/34] drivers/hwmon changes for SMBIOS and System Firmware Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 12/34] drivers/i2c " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 13/34] drivers/ide " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 14/34] drivers/input " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 15/34] drivers/leds " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 16/34] drivers/media " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 17/34] drivers/misc " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 18/34] drivers/mtd " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 19/34] drivers/net " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 20/34] drivers/pci " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 21/34] drivers/platform " Prarit Bhargava
2011-08-11 4:30 ` Jonathan Woithe
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 22/34] drivers/pnp " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 23/34] drivers/power " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 24/34] drivers/rtc " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 25/34] drivers/staging " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 26/34] drivers/tty " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 27/34] drivers/usb " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-19 19:47 ` Alan Stern
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 28/34] drivers/video " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 29/34] drivers/w1 " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 30/34] drivers/watchdog " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 31/34] include/linux/acpi.h " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 32/34] Kernel panic " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 33/34] sound/pci/hda " Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 34/34] Remove old DMI & SMBIOS code and make SMBIOS default on Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [lm-sensors] [PATCH 34/34] Remove old DMI & SMBIOS code and make Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` [PATCH 34/34] Remove old DMI & SMBIOS code and make SMBIOS default on Prarit Bhargava
2011-07-18 13:08 ` Prarit Bhargava
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