linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 001/001] leds: alix-leds2 fixed for Award BIOS

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Message-Id: <20090515023202.57387cb2.const@mimas.ru>
Date:	Fri, 15 May 2009 02:32:02 +0500
From:	Constantin Baranov <const@...as.ru>
To:	Tobias_Mueller@...m.info
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 001/001] leds: alix-leds2 fixed for Award BIOS

On Thu, 14 May 2009 22:23:51 +0200 Tobias Müller <Tobias_Mueller@...m.info> wrote:
>> Do these boards support DMI? In that case, I suggest to write another
> Unfortunately, they don't.
> I already searched the BIOS for characteristical strings, but it
> seems to be there very basic version of Award BIOS. f It had a

OK, 'double' initialization seems good.
I will test it on my ALIX.2c3 later.

> alix_present(), because at the moment the force=1 parameter
> is needed on boards with Award BIOS.

It should be stated in the Kconfig help message that the 'force' is
required for boards with Award BIOS.
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