linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Ignore garbage in dell-wmi events

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Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:16:13 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>
Cc:	mjg59@...f.ucam.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Ignore garbage in dell-wmi events

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:40:34 -0500
Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com> wrote:

> In debugging with some future machines that actually contain BIOS level
> support for dell-wmi, I've determined that the upper half of the data
> that comes back from wmi_get_event_data may sometimes contain extra
> information that isn't currently relevant when pulling scan codes out of
> the data.  This causes dell-wmi to improperly respond to these events.
> 
> I'm attaching a patch (Exchange would munge up the line breaks otherwise).

Can you please send along a Signed-off-by: for this patch? 
Documentation/SubmittingPatches explains what it's all about.

Thanks.
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