linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface

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Message-ID: <m2vcuz3xsz.fsf@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:43:08 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/34] System Firmware Interface

Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com> writes:

Wow that's a cc list from hell. Cut down to linux-kernel.

> This patch introduces a general System Firmware interface to the kernel, called
> sysfw.

Could you expand somewhat WHY you want this. What is wrong with the
current code?

As for user space access on x86 "dmidecode"/libdmi works for nearly everyone,
doesn't it?


-Andi

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