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Re: [Aarch64-laptops] [PATCH v7 2/2] Add a module for retrieving SMBIOS
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Leif Lindholm |
Subject: |
Re: [Aarch64-laptops] [PATCH v7 2/2] Add a module for retrieving SMBIOS information |
Date: |
Sat, 6 Jul 2019 12:26:35 +0100 |
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NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) |
On Sat, Jul 06, 2019 at 12:23:17PM +0100, Leif Lindholm wrote:
> > Another use case is aarch64 laptops effort. We have the same kernel,
> > and the same image bootable and usable across 4 different laptop
> > models, with the only difference between them being the DTB to load.
> > I was looking at how I can distinguish between the four models and
> > automatically pick the right dtb. I did see these patches and was very
> > sad when I found out that they didn't get merged.
>
> I very much don't want us to depend on aarch64-laptops-special-sauce
> though, so while I want this functionality in GRUB, I do not consider
> the aarch64-laptops project an argument for that.
Sorry, the above may have come across more arrogantly than intended:
I mean it is not an argument for that *for me*, clearly others may
have different opinions.
/
Leif