| Message ID | 20180127162204.13752-2-pali.rohar@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c index c7c9e95e58a8..aef4f8317ae2 100644 --- a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c +++ b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c @@ -1060,8 +1060,11 @@ static int __init i8k_probe(void) i8k_get_dmi_data(DMI_BIOS_VERSION)); } - if (dmi_check_system(i8k_blacklist_fan_type_dmi_table)) - disallow_fan_type_call = true; + if (dmi_check_system(i8k_blacklist_fan_type_dmi_table)) { + pr_warn("broken Dell BIOS detected, disallow fan type call\n"); + if (!force) + disallow_fan_type_call = true; + } strlcpy(bios_version, i8k_get_dmi_data(DMI_BIOS_VERSION), sizeof(bios_version));
Some Dell machines are broken and some functionality is disabled. Show warning into dmesg about this fact and allow user via "force" module param to override brokenness and enable broken functionality. Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> --- drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)