[PATCH 2.6.23..2.6.27.stable] ACPI: delete OSI(Linux) DMI dmesg spam

[Len Brown]

Per 2.6.28 commit a6e0887f21bbab337ee32d9c0a84d7c0b6e9141b,
stop soliciting DMI info for this BIOS issue.

Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
---
This patch applies cleanly to 2.6.26 and 2.6.27
It applies with various offsets to 2.6.23, 2.6.24, 2.6.25

thanks,
-Len Brown
Intel Open Source Technology Center

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 235a138..b0d40aa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1261,34 +1261,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_release_object(acpi_cache_t * cache, void *object)
 	return (AE_OK);
 }
 
-/**
- *	acpi_dmi_dump - dump DMI slots needed for blacklist entry
- *
- *	Returns 0 on success
- */
-static int acpi_dmi_dump(void)
-{
-
-	if (!dmi_available)
-		return -1;
-
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "DMI System Vendor: %s\n",
-		dmi_get_system_info(DMI_SYS_VENDOR));
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "DMI Product Name: %s\n",
-		dmi_get_system_info(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME));
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "DMI Product Version: %s\n",
-		dmi_get_system_info(DMI_PRODUCT_VERSION));
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "DMI Board Name: %s\n",
-		dmi_get_system_info(DMI_BOARD_NAME));
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "DMI BIOS Vendor: %s\n",
-		dmi_get_system_info(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR));
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "DMI BIOS Date: %s\n",
-		dmi_get_system_info(DMI_BIOS_DATE));
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_os_validate_interface
@@ -1315,14 +1287,6 @@ acpi_os_validate_interface (char *interface)
 			osi_linux.cmdline ? " via cmdline" :
 			osi_linux.dmi ? " via DMI" : "");
 
-		if (!osi_linux.dmi) {
-			if (acpi_dmi_dump())
-				printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX
-					"[please extract dmidecode output]\n");
-			printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX
-				"Please send DMI info above to "
-				"linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n");
-		}
 		if (!osi_linux.known && !osi_linux.cmdline) {
 			printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX
 				"If \"acpi_osi=%sLinux\" works better, "
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