linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] firmware: dmi: Add DMI_PRODUCT

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Date:   Tue, 23 May 2017 10:05:59 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@...wei.com>, bbaude@...hat.com,
        mildred-bug.kernel@...dred.fr, barnacs@...tletit.be,
        lvuksta@...il.com,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kelly French <kfrench@...eralhill.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] firmware: dmi: Add DMI_PRODUCT_FAMILY
 identification string

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Mika Westerberg
<mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> Sometimes it is more convenient to be able to match a whole family of
> products, like in case of bunch of Chromebooks based on Intel_Strago to
> apply a driver quirk instead of quirking each machine one-by-one.
>
> This adds support for DMI_PRODUCT_FAMILY identification string and also
> exports it to the userspace through sysfs attribute just like the
> existing ones.
>
> Suggested-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>

OK patch applied for fixes with Andy's Review tag.

Didn't see this v2 first, sorry.

Andy's nod make me feel confident to merge this into firmware.

Yours,
Linus Walleij