linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Check dmi version when get system uuid

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Date:	Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:45:50 +0100
From:	Anisse Astier <anisse@...ier.eu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	khali@...ux-fr.org, Feng Jin <joe.jin@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Check dmi version when get system uuid

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:04:57 +0800, "zhenzhong.duan" <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com> wrote :

> As of version 2.6 of the SMBIOS specification, the first 3
> fields of the UUID are supposed to be encoded on little-endian.
> 
> Also a minor fix to match variable meaning and mute checkpatch.pl
> 

I'm late to the party, as this patch went into 3.8, mimicking a patch
sent in 2011:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/1/19/260

Only problem: it breaks the ABI. By changing the value of the DMI UUID
previously sent by the kernel, any application relying on this UUID is
likely to break with 3.8.

I don't know if I should be happy I finally can drop this patch from my 
tree, or sad that a different process let it through.

Regards,

Anisse
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