On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 10:26:43AM -0600, Azael Avalos wrote: > *ping* > > 2016-08-28 11:00 GMT-06:00 Darren Hart <dvhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:50:55PM -0600, Azael Avalos wrote: > >> Bug 150611 uncovered that the WMI ID used by the toshiba-wmi driver > >> is not Toshiba specific, and as such, the driver was being loaded > >> on non Toshiba laptops too. > >> > >> This patch adds a DMI matching list checking for TOSHIBA as the > >> vendor, refusing to load if it is not. > >> > >> Also the WMI GUID was renamed, dropping the TOSHIBA_ prefix, to > >> better reflect that such GUID is not a Toshiba specific one. > >> > >> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.4+ > >> Signed-off-by: Azael Avalos <coproscefalo@xxxxxxxxx> > >> --- > >> Hi Darren, > >> > >> I was waiting on input from the bug above, but haven't received an > >> answer (as of yet), so I decided to send this to the mailing list > >> for feedback as to whether this is the correct approach for this > >> issue. > > > > Thanks. Let's see if Carlos (wmi.c author) has an opinion... > > > > Carlos? > > Any input on this? Looks like a sane workaround to me. Queued to fixes. Want to going to stable? -- Darren Hart Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
