Re: [Patch] IBM Real-Time "SMI Free" mode driver -v7

[Vernon Mauery]

On 21-Oct-2010 02:54 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> Applied, thanks. It'd be nice if we didn't have to rely on DMI,
> especially since enterprise customers often end up running later kernels

I am not sure what you mean here by problems with DMI running later 
kernels.

> - is there any other way to determine that this is safe to load? Could

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that would allow us to 
ensure that this is only loaded on IBM systems.  DMI is pretty good 
about that.

--Vernon

> we just limit it to IBM systems in a server/blade chassis and then check
> for the _RTL_ area?
>
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