Re: [PATCH] dcdbas: add DMI-based module autloading

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:25:15 -0500
Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> DMI autoload dcdbas on all Dell systems.
> 
> This looks for BIOS Vendor or System Vendor == Dell, so this should
> work for systems both Dell-branded and those Dell builds but brands
> for others.  It causes udev to load the dcdbas module at startup,
> which is used by tools called by HAL for wireless control and
> backlight control, among other uses.

fyi, I added this to the 2.6.25 queue.  If you think a patch should go into
2.6.24 then it is best to explicitly say that and to explain why.
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