[ltp] EC dump information for A3x/X3x/T3x Thinkpads: results

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Martin Lorenz wrote:
> is tp_smapi in any kernel tree?

No, but and older release of the fixed hdaps shipped by tp-smapi is in the
-mm tree, and it also requires the patch.

> what ist it really REQUIRED for?

To locate the EC Firmware string in the DMI tables, it is the best and
safest way to detect a new-style EC firmware, which supports a lot of stuff,
like more thermal readings.

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  Henrique Holschuh