linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: only supports AMW0

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Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:40:15 +0800
From:   Anthony Wong <ypwong@...il.com>
To:     "Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acer-wmi: only supports AMW0_GUID1 on acer family

On 1 November 2016 at 12:30, Lee, Chun-Yi <joeyli.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
>
> The AMW0_GUID1 wmi is not only found on Acer family but also other
> machines like Lenovo, Fujitsu and Medion. In the past days, acer-wmi
> driver handled those non-Acer machines by quirks list.
>
> But actually acer-wmi driver was loaded on any machines that have
> AMW0_GUID1. This behavior is strange because those machines should
> be supported by appropriate wmi drivers. e.g. fujitsu-laptop,
> ideapad-laptop.
>
> So, This patch adds the logic to check the machine that has AMW0_GUID1
> should be in Acer/Packard Bell/Gateway white list. But, it still keeps
> the quirk list of those supported non-acer machines for backward
> compatible.
>
> Tested-by: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
> Cc: Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@...e.com>

Xiaomi Air 13.3 notebook suffers from the same issue, acer-wmi
basically has no use on this machine. With your patch, acer-wmi no
longer loads.

Tested-by: Anthony Wong <anthony@...ong.org>

Thanks,
Anthony