RE: [PATCH 1/2] Export firmware assigned labels of network devices to sysfs

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Domsch [mailto:Matt_Domsch@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 11:41 PM
> To: Greg KH
> Cc: K, Narendra; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
linux-hotplug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Hargrave, Jordan; Rose, Charles; Nijhawan,
> Vijay
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Export firmware assigned labels of network
> devices to sysfs
> 
> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 08:40:41AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 06:55:21AM -0500, K, Narendra wrote:
> > > +static const char dell_dsm_uuid[] = {
> >
> > Um, a dell specific uuid in a generic file?  What happens when we
> need
> > to support another manufacturer?
> >
> > > +       0xD0, 0x37, 0xC9, 0xE5, 0x53, 0x35, 0x7A, 0x4D,
> > > +       0x91, 0x17, 0xEA, 0x4D, 0x19, 0xC3, 0x43, 0x4D
> > > +};
> 
> This simply needs to be renamed.  It's defined in the ECN, so will be
> part of the spec, and is not vendor-unique, but defined once for all
> implementations.  It separates this _DSM function from others.
> 
> Thanks for the quick feedback.

Matt,

Thanks for the clarification. My understanding of the uuid was
incorrect. Would address this in the next version of the patch.

With regards,
Narendra K
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