linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Disable userspace interface if missing hotfix

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Message-ID: <1510891894741.31688@Dell.com>
Date:   Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:11:35 +0000
From:   <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
To:     <dvhart@...radead.org>
CC:     <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Disable userspace
 interface if missing hotfix

>Is this "hotfix" the same thing as "having the latest firmware
>installed" ?

>If so, making that clear in the dev_warn messages would be more useful
>to the person reading the log.

Yes, I'll modify and re-send.