Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 16:19:39 +0100 (CET)
To: ak@suse.de
Subject: Re: dmi_scan on x86_64
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From: "Jean Delvare" <khali@linux-fr.org>
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> > Any reason why dmi_scan is availble on the i386 arch and not on the
> > x86_64 arch? I would have a need for the latter (for run-time
> > identification purposes, not boot-time blacklisting).
>
> Here's a patch for testing.

Thanks Andi. Unfortunately, I don't own an x86_64 system myself, so I
won't be able to test your code. The system I have been working on had
been made temporarily remotely accessible to me by Tyan, but working on
kernel stuff remotely on a system you don't really control isn't
convenient, as you may easily imagine. I had them reboot it manually
several times (for some reason the box wouldn't reboot by itself when
asked to).

I think I need to get my hands on an x86_64 system I could really play at
will with, as more and more Linux individuals and companies are using
these. Any Linux-oriented company wanting to support the projects I am
working on (lm_sensors [1], dmidecode [2] and linux 2.6 itself) through
the donation of an x86_64 system?

Thanks,
Jean

[1] http://www.lm-sensors.nu/
[2] http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/
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