Re: [PATCH] acerhdf: Limit modalias matching to supported boards

[Borislav Petkov]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I search my acerhdf-inbox for the people who sent me the BIOS versions,
>> maybe they still have the netbook and can me send the modalias content. I'll
>> hopefully find some time upcoming weekend.
>>
>> But, can't we simply assume, following dmi lines?
>>
>> MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:*:*Acer*:*AOA*:");
>> MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:*:*Gateway*:*AOA*:");
>> MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:*:*Packard Bell*:*AOA*:");
>> MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:*:*Packard Bell*:*DOA*:");
>>
>> We have exactly those constellations within the BIOS settings table. If I
>> interpret the modalias line correctly, "pnAOA110" means "Product Name
>> AOA110" and that's what we have already in the BIOS settings table. So I
>> think we do already have all information we need to create a complete patch
>> for the problem, or am I wrong?
>
> Right pn means that. I would strongly believe the above changes should be
> good. I sometimes tend to be over-cautious. Attaching a refreshed patch
> which includes them all.

Well, acerhdf.c and dmi-id.c both do
dmi_get_system_info(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME) when querying product name which
means that the product names in the acerhdf table and the dmi-id ones
are actually one and the same thing.

IMO, we should just go ahead send it to Len. Stefan, you have my ACK.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris
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