netdev - Re: [PATCH] Export ACPI _DSM provided firmware instance number and string name to sysfs

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Message-ID: <20110105224404.GB4647@auslistsprd01.us.dell.com>
Date:	Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:44:04 -0600
From:	Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>
To:	Narendra_K@...l.com, Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
Cc:	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jordan_Hargrave@...l.com,
	Charles_Rose@...l.com, Vijay_Nijhawan@...l.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Export ACPI _DSM provided firmware instance number and string name to sysfs

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 11:24:36AM -0800, Narendra_K@...l.com wrote:
> Please find the version 2 of the patch.
> 
> V1 -> V2:
> 
> The attribute 'index' is changed to 'acpi_index' as the semantics of
> SMBIOS provided device type instance and ACPI _DSM provided instance
> number are different.
> 
> From: Narendra K <narendra_k@...l.com>
> Subject: [PATCH V2] Export ACPI _DSM provided firmware instance number and string to sysfs
> 
> This patch exports ACPI _DSM (Device Specific Method) provided firmware
> instance number and string name of PCI devices as defined by
> 'PCI Firmware Specification Revision 3.1' section 4.6.7.( DSM for Naming
> a PCI or PCI Express Device Under Operating Systems) to sysfs.

Thanks Narendra and Jordan.

Jesse, how does this look for -next please?

Thanks,
Matt

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Matt Domsch
Technology Strategist
Dell | Office of the CTO
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