linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v8 00/15] Introduce support for Dell SMBIOS over WMI

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Message-ID: <0aebeec94bad4ca9baae335ef9e591b8@ausx13mpc120.AMER.DELL.COM>
Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:23:04 +0000
From:   <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
To:     <pali.rohar@...il.com>
CC:     <dvhart@...radead.org>, <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>, <luto@...nel.org>,
        <quasisec@...gle.com>, <rjw@...ysocki.net>, <mjg59@...gle.com>,
        <hch@....de>, <greg@...ah.com>, <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v8 00/15] Introduce support for Dell SMBIOS over WMI

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pali Rohár [mailto:pali.rohar@...il.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 2:33 AM
> To: Limonciello, Mario <Mario_Limonciello@...l.com>
> Cc: dvhart@...radead.org; Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>;
> LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org; Andy
> Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>; quasisec@...gle.com; rjw@...ysocki.net;
> mjg59@...gle.com; hch@....de; Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>; Alan Cox
> <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/15] Introduce support for Dell SMBIOS over WMI
> 
> Hi! Just a small idea, what about including example userspace
> application which would use this new API? I think such application can
> be useful for documentation purpose to see how this new API should be
> used. And in review process other people can point if there would be
> some problems with usage.
> 
> I do not know if it is requirement or not for introducing new kernel
> API, but still example code is very useful for developers when they
> would start to use this new API and correctly.
> 
> --
> Pali Rohár
> pali.rohar@...il.com

Pali,

I've produced a small sample application available here:
https://github.com/superm1/smbios-wmi-poc

I'm still evaluating whether to update libsmbios to use this API or update 
individual applications to use it directly.  If individual applications will
be updated I also have code for fwupd ready:
https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd/pull/277/commits/d01b8ed8e1726dd2ab3d1d9fd46f624ced7a06a2

It won't be merged until:
1) This series is accepted and targeted to -next
2) I decide whether or not to update libsmbios instead

Thanks,