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Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] Add a module for retrieving SMBIOS information
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Daniel Kiper |
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Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] Add a module for retrieving SMBIOS information |
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Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:10:56 +0200 |
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On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 08:47:09AM -0400, David Michael wrote:
> The following are two use cases from Rajat Jain <address@hidden>:
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> 1) We have a board that boots Linux and this board itself can be plugged into
> one of different chassis types. We need to pass different parameters to the
> kernel based on the "CHASSIS_TYPE" information that is passed by the bios in
> the DMI / SMBIOS tables.
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> 2) We may have a USB stick that can go into multiple boards, and the exact
> kernel to be loaded depends on the machine information (PRODUCT_NAME etc)
> passed via the DMI.
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> Signed-off-by: David Michael <address@hidden>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <address@hidden>
There are some nitpicks but I fix them before committing.
Daniel