Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 18:00:27 GMT From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/163830: device smbios: missing documentation, no manpage Message-ID: <201201051800.q05I0RIK069118@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/163830; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: Oliver Hartmann <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/163830: device smbios: missing documentation, no manpage Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:55:48 -0800 On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Oliver Hartmann <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > >>Number: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 163830 >>Category: =A0 =A0 =A0 docs >>Synopsis: =A0 =A0 =A0 device smbios: missing documentation, no manpage >>Confidential: =A0 no >>Severity: =A0 =A0 =A0 non-critical >>Priority: =A0 =A0 =A0 medium >>Responsible: =A0 =A0freebsd-doc >>State: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0open >>Quarter: >>Keywords: >>Date-Required: >>Class: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0doc-bug >>Submitter-Id: =A0 current-users >>Arrival-Date: =A0 Thu Jan 05 11:10:08 UTC 2012 >>Closed-Date: >>Last-Modified: >>Originator: =A0 =A0 Oliver Hartmann >>Release: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0FreeBSD 10.0/amd64 and FreeBSD 9.0-STABLE/amd64 >>Organization: > FU Berlin >>Environment: >>Description: > Mssing a manpage entry for kernel option > > device smbios > > which is explained to be a DMI/SMBIOS entry point in amd64/NOTES. No furt= her informations available, not known whether this option is prerequisite f= or any readings of the DMI by userland software. In short, no. Many SMBIOS applications like dmidecode poke directly at /dev/mem . Thanks. -Garrett
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