Re: [PATCH 1/2] iio: accel: bmc150: ASUS ROG ALLY Abort Loading

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 9:21 AM Jonathan LoBue <jlobue10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:04:56 AM PST Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Something went wrong, please use `git send-email ...` to send patches.
>
> Will do once I can test the suggested updated table method.
>
> > Please, make this as the proper table (see many examples in
> > drivers/platform/x86/ folder on how to do that).
>
> This DMI board match and aborting of loading the driver is hopefully
> a temporary portion of this patch. The ideal fix is that BOSCH informs
> ASUS and other system builders of the proper and unique BOSCXXXX
> identifier so that BIOSes can be updated with those and this portion
> of the patch can be removed. As it stands now, this is the "band-aid"
> workaround of having conflicting (same) IDs for different chips.

Even if fixed (which has to be done anyway) it can be undone in old
firmwares — there is no solution to make all affected users update
firmware. Do we have real products on the market with the wrong ID (I
assume we do)?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko





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