linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fixes for dell-wmi

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Date:	Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:18:49 +0100
From:	Michał Kępień <kernel@...pniu.pl>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fixes for dell-wmi

> > > This patch series adds check if Dell WMI descriptor structure is
> > > valid and fixes processing WMI events on devices with WMI
> > > interface version 0.
> > > 
> > > After testing, second patch is good candidate for backporting into
> > > stable kernels, but problem is that it cannot be used without
> > > first patch. So I let decision to other people.
> > > 
> > > Gabriele and Michał, this patch series should fix processing events
> > > on yours Dell laptops (you have in DSDT defined version 0). Can
> > > you test it?
> > 
> > My Vostro V131 (and any other as well, judging from the DSDT dumps I
> > found scattered around the web) has the WMI Interface Version field
> > set to 1, as the first one of your patches correctly asserts.
> 
> Ok, great. Can you post DEBUG output when receiving events before and 
> after patch (to check that processing is correct)? 

After applying your patches on my Vostro V131, the WMI events reported
are exactly the same as they were when I originally posted them [1].

[1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg07191.html

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Kępień
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