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@@ -2061,6 +2061,23 @@ config EFI
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is only useful for kernels that may run on systems that have
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UEFI firmware.
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+config DMI
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+ bool "Enable support for SMBIOS (DMI) tables"
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+ depends on EFI
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+ default y
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+ help
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+ This enables SMBIOS/DMI feature for systems.
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+ This option is only useful on systems that have UEFI firmware.
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+ However, even with this option, the resultant kernel should
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+ continue to boot on existing non-UEFI platforms.
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+ NOTE: This does *NOT* enable or encourage the use of DMI quirks,
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+ i.e., the the practice of identifying the platform via DMI to
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+ decide whether certain workarounds for buggy hardware and/or
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+ firmware need to be enabled. This would require the DMI subsystem
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+ to be enabled much earlier than we do on ARM, which is non-trivial.
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endmenu
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menu "CPU Power Management"
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