linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over WMI for Dell Systems

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Message-ID: <9b015765-de6f-3b2a-8804-e23864eb8806@infradead.org>
Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:11:32 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Divya Bharathi <divya27392@...il.com>, dvhart@...radead.org
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        Divya Bharathi <divya.bharathi@...l.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        mark gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>,
        Prasanth KSR <prasanth.ksr@...l.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over
 WMI for Dell Systems

Hi,

On 9/23/20 4:30 AM, Divya Bharathi wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> index 40219bba6801..4fd7a3f0a904 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -430,6 +430,18 @@ config DELL_WMI
>  	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
>  	  be called dell-wmi.
>  
> +config DELL_WMI_SYSMAN
> +	tristate "Dell WMI Systems management WMI driver"

Could you drop one of those "WMI" strings or are both of them needed?

> +	depends on ACPI_WMI
> +	depends on DMI
> +	select NLS
> +	help
> +	  This driver allows changing BIOS settings on many Dell machines from
> +	  2018 and newer without the use of any additional software.
> +
> +	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
> +	  be called dell-wmi-sysman.

thanks.
-- 
~Randy