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

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Message-ID: <23df654d-e7ce-dcc8-df81-1d4cdb62f001@infradead.org>
Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:41:33 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     "Limonciello, Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>,
        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

On 9/23/20 11:39 AM, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
>> -----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"

        WMI-based

OK. Thanks.

-- 
~Randy