Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 21:02:03 GMT From: Geoff Buckingham <geoffb@chuggalug.clues.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/67011: [patch] MFC of vpd driver for IBM xSeries etc Message-ID: <200405212102.i4LL224C041846@chuggalug.clues.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200405212110.i4LLALVO022081@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 67011 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: [patch] MFC of vpd driver for IBM xSeries etc >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri May 21 14:10:21 PDT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Geoff Buckingham >Release: FreeBSD 4.10-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD 4.10-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 4.10-PRERELEASE #4: Fri May 21 16:26:26 BST 2004 root@:/o2/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: IBM xSeries servers, thinkpads etc keep 'vital product data' in the BIOS being able to read this data allows you to find serial numbers, model numbers for remote machines. Current got the vpd driver ages ago never been MFC'd. Tested for funtionality and repeated kldload/unload on IBM Thinkpad T23 and x342. >How-To-Repeat: NA >Fix: In short vpd.c from current just works, however to be precise.... Take following from current keeping paths in 4.10 src src/sys/i386/bios/vpd.c (v1.2) src/sys/modules/bios/vpd/Makefile (v1.1) src/sys/modules/bios/Makefile (v1.1) remove 'smapi' and 'smbios' from SUBDIR= line of src/sys/modules/bios/Makefile (leaves only vpd) add 'bios' to src/sys/modules/Makefile SUBDIR= line. (v1.110.2.83) >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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