netdev - RE: [PATCH 1/2] Export firmware assigned labels of network devices to sysfs

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Message-ID: <EDA0A4495861324DA2618B4C45DCB3EE612864@blrx3m08.blr.amer.dell.com>
Date:	Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:12:26 +0530
From:	<Narendra_K@...l.com>
To:	<michael@...erman.id.au>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>, <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>,
	<Jordan_Hargrave@...l.com>, <Charles_Rose@...l.com>,
	<Vijay_Nijhawan@...l.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] Export firmware assigned labels of network devices to sysfs

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Michael Ellerman
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 7:38 PM
> To: K, Narendra
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> pci@...r.kernel.org; Domsch, Matt; Hargrave, Jordan; Rose, Charles;
> Nijhawan, Vijay
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Export firmware assigned labels of network
> devices to sysfs
> 
> On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 06:55 -0500, K, Narendra wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > This patch is in continuation of an earlier discussion -
> >
> > http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126712978908314&w=3
> >
> > The patch has the following review suggestions from the community
> > incorporated -
> >
> > 1. The name of the attribute has been changed from "smbiosname" to
> > "label" to hide the implementation details.
> > 2. The implementation has been moved to a new file
> > drivers/pci/pci-label.c
> 
> You've changed the name, which is good, but the implementation is still
> 100% dependant on ACPI or DMI AFAICS.
> 
> So it seems to me until it's supported on another platform it may as
> well go in pci-acpi.c, 

You mean the ACPI _DSM ? If yes, it is expected to become a standard very soon. I assume you meant non-Dell platforms by another platform.

> or at least only be compiled if (ACPI || DMI).
> Otherwise it's just dead code.
> 

Is DMI not implemented widely today ? Please correct me if I am missing something here.

With regards,
Narendra K