[PATCH] support to overwrite DMI board info

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Sep 30 2010 - 11:28:22 EST


From: Jiang, Chao <chao.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>

support to overwrite board vendor/version/name information by editing
/boot/cmdline file. Format example:
board_vendor="XXX company" board_version=DV3.0


Signed-off-by: Jiang, Chao <chao.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
[Added Documentation as requested]
Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 16 +++++++++++++++
drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 9139a2d..fb1b606 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ parameter is applicable:
AVR32 AVR32 architecture is enabled.
AX25 Appropriate AX.25 support is enabled.
BLACKFIN Blackfin architecture is enabled.
+ DMI Desktop Management Interface is enabled
EDD BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Services (EDD) is enabled
EFI EFI Partitioning (GPT) is enabled
EIDE EIDE/ATAPI support is enabled.
@@ -390,6 +391,21 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
Format: <io>,<irq>,<mode>
See header of drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_ser_hdx.c.

+ board_name= [DMI]
+ Override reported name in firmware DMI data. Used
+ for testing and for checking board specific
+ workarounds
+
+ board_vendor= [DMI]
+ Override reported vendor in firmware DMI data. Used
+ for testing and for checking board specific
+ workarounds
+
+ board_version= [DMI]
+ Override reported version in firmware DMI data. Used
+ for testing and for checking board specific
+ workarounds
+
boot_delay= Milliseconds to delay each printk during boot.
Values larger than 10 seconds (10000) are changed to
no delay (0).
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index b3d22d6..5763618 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -712,3 +712,40 @@ bool dmi_match(enum dmi_field f, const char *str)
return !strcmp(info, str);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dmi_match);
+
+static int __init dmi_override(int slot, char *str)
+{
+ size_t len;
+ char *p;
+ if (!str)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ len = strlen(str) + 1;
+ p = dmi_alloc(len);
+ if (p != NULL)
+ strcpy(p, str);
+ else {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "dm_override: cannot allocate %Zu bytes.\n",
+ len);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ dmi_ident[slot] = p;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init override_dmi_board_vendor(char *str)
+{
+ return dmi_override(DMI_BOARD_VENDOR, str);
+}
+early_param("board_vendor", override_dmi_board_vendor);
+
+static int __init override_dmi_board_version(char *str)
+{
+ return dmi_override(DMI_BOARD_VERSION, str);
+}
+early_param("board_version", override_dmi_board_version);
+
+static int __init override_dmi_board_name(char *str)
+{
+ return dmi_override(DMI_BOARD_NAME, str);
+}
+early_param("board_name", override_dmi_board_name);

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