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

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Message-ID: <DM6PR19MB2636C149F84D46718774E7D2FA380@DM6PR19MB2636.namprd19.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:39:53 +0000
From:   "Limonciello, Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Divya Bharathi <divya27392@...il.com>,
        "dvhart@...radead.org" <dvhart@...radead.org>
CC:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Bharathi, Divya" <Divya.Bharathi@...l.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        mark gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Ksr, Prasanth" <Prasanth.Ksr@...l.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4] Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over
 WMI for Dell Systems

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:12
> To: Divya Bharathi; dvhart@...radead.org
> Cc: LKML; platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org; Bharathi, Divya; Hans de Goede;
> Andy Shevchenko; mark gross; Limonciello, Mario; Ksr, Prasanth
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over
> WMI for Dell Systems
> 
> 
> [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
> 
> 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?
> 

Thanks, that's a good suggestion.  How about instead:

"Dell WMI based Systems management driver"