** Description changed: + The launchpad bug: + + https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2084808 + + is supposed to fix two issues: + + errors in dell_wmi_sysman + errors in dell_smbios + + But it ended up only fixing the first issue, remaining the second issue + unfixed. + + This launchpad bug fixes the second issue. + + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + [Impact] A Dell Alienware system reports an error message in dmesg after booting up: dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system [Fix] Applying a patch from upstream linux help fix the issue: a36b8b84ac43 platform/x86: dell-smbios-base: Extends support to Alienware products [Test Plan] 1. Boot to Ubuntu OS 2. Launch $ sudo dmesg 3. Check if the error message is gone [Where problems could occur] May cause regression
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