RE: [PATCH v8 00/15] Introduce support for Dell SMBIOS over WMI

[Mario.Limonciello]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/15] Introduce support for Dell SMBIOS over WMI
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> On Monday 16 October 2017 13:23:04 Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/15] Introduce support for Dell SMBIOS over WMI
> > >
> > > Hi! Just a small idea, what about including example userspace
> > > application which would use this new API? I think such application can
> > > be useful for documentation purpose to see how this new API should be
> > > used. And in review process other people can point if there would be
> > > some problems with usage.
> > >
> > > I do not know if it is requirement or not for introducing new kernel
> > > API, but still example code is very useful for developers when they
> > > would start to use this new API and correctly.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Pali RohÃr
> > > pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Pali,
> >
> > I've produced a small sample application available here:
> > https://github.com/superm1/smbios-wmi-poc
> 
> Simple one-file example application. Great!
> 
> Darren, Greg, Mario, I think it would be better to have this example
> application in tools/ or in Documentation/... What do you think?
> 
> Looking for examples on random github repos is harder and less official
> as part of linux source tree.
> 

If others also agree, I'm fine with including it with the kernel.
Please advise where it should be located.

It was originally a POC made just for my own testing of this API.  
I will probably need to clean it up a little though for wider distribution 
to the kernel so I would prefer to send it in a follow up patch if no other
feedback requiring changes to this series as is.

One possible issue is that it currently uses glib.  Is that OK?