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

[Peter Feuerer <peter@piie.net>]

Stefan Bader writes:

> Peter Feuerer wrote:
>> Borislav Petkov writes:
>> 
>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Stefan Bader 
>>> <stefan.bader@canonical.com> 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.

Acked-by: Peter Feuerer <peter@piie.net>

Thank you Stefan!

regards,
--peter