Re: [ PATCH v2 1/1] dell smbios driver : Consider Alienware a valid OEM String

[Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>]

Hi,

On 10/9/20 10:26 AM, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Friday 09 October 2020 02:33:49 Gerardo Esteban Malazdrewicz wrote:
>> dell-laptop doesn't even load as is ('No such device')
>>
>> However, adding an entry in dell_device_table, based on dmidecode
>> output (Vendor: Alienware, Type: 10), allows it to load.
>>
>> But I don't know how to test for any of this additional functionality.
>>
>> What should I look for?
> 
> Hello! dell-laptop driver provides following features:
> 
> * rfkill interface for enabling/disabling wifi and bluetooth
>    - check presence of "*dell*" by /sbin/rfkill utility
> 
> * backlight interface for controlling display brightness
>    - check presence of "dell_backlight" in /sys/class/backlight/
> 
> * touchpad led (if your touchpad has some led)
>    - check presence of "dell-laptop::touchpad" in /sys/class/leds
> 
> * configuring keyboard backlight
>    - check presence of "dell::kbd_backlight" in /sys/class/leds
> 
> * led for microphone mute
>    - check presence of "platform::micmute" in /sys/class/leds

Thanks Pali, that is a great answer.

Note that the dell-wmi driver also depends on the
dell-smbios-base module, so you should also check if the
dell-wmi driver offers any additional functionality
on your laptop (if it does then that would also be a reason
to move forward with your dell-smbios-base patch).

Pali, can you perhaps make a similar feature list for
the dell-wmi driver ?

Regards,

Hans