** Changed in: linux-oem (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901976
Title:
Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over WMI for Dell
Systems
Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
The Dell WMI Systems Management Driver provides a sysfs
interface for systems management to enable BIOS configuration
capability on certain Dell Systems.
This driver allows user to configure Dell systems with a
uniform common interface. To facilitate this, the patch
introduces a generic way for driver to be able to create
configurable BIOS Attributes available in Setup (F2) screen.
[Impact]
This provides a huge benefit to Dell machines users to be able to manipulate
BIOS settings from within Ubuntu.
[Fix]
By the patches:
https://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg23302.html
Maintainer has merged the code to his branch:
https://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg23313.html
[Test Case]
[Regression Risk]
This is a new driver and self-contained.
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