* Re: [PATCH] dcdbas: add DMI-based module autloading
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@ 2007-10-29 21:34 ` Andrew Morton
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From: Andrew Morton @ 2007-10-29 21:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Matt Domsch
Cc: linux-kernel, kay.sievers, Michael_E_Brown, zoz, dkukawka, trenn,
Douglas_Warzecha, Anil_Rao, davej, davidz, ben.collins
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:25:15 -0500
Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com> wrote:
> DMI autoload dcdbas on all Dell systems.
>
> This looks for BIOS Vendor or System Vendor == Dell, so this should
> work for systems both Dell-branded and those Dell builds but brands
> for others. It causes udev to load the dcdbas module at startup,
> which is used by tools called by HAL for wireless control and
> backlight control, among other uses.
fyi, I added this to the 2.6.25 queue. If you think a patch should go into
2.6.24 then it is best to explicitly say that and to explain why.
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