CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS: Dell SMBIOS driver

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS has multiple definitions:

Dell SMBIOS driver found in drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS:

• prompt: Dell SMBIOS driver
• type: tristate
• depends on: ( CONFIG_DCDBAS || CONFIG_DCDBAS = CONFIG_n ) && ( CONFIG_ACPI_WMI || CONFIG_ACPI_WMI = CONFIG_n )
• defined in drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 5.12–5.19, 6.0–6.12
• modules built: dell-smbios, dell-smbios

Help text

This provides support for the Dell SMBIOS calling interface. If you have a Dell computer you should enable this option.

Be sure to select at least one backend for it to work properly.

Dell SMBIOS driver found in drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS:

• prompt: Dell SMBIOS driver
• type: tristate
• depends on: ( CONFIG_DCDBAS || CONFIG_DCDBAS = CONFIG_n ) && ( CONFIG_ACPI_WMI || CONFIG_ACPI_WMI = CONFIG_n )
• defined in drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.16–4.20, 5.0–5.11
• modules built: dell-smbios, dell-smbios

Help text

This provides support for the Dell SMBIOS calling interface. If you have a Dell computer you should enable this option.

Be sure to select at least one backend for it to work properly.

found in drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS:

• prompt:
• type: tristate
• depends on: (none)
• defined in drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.11–4.15
• modules built: dell-smbios, dell-smbios

Help text

(none)

Dell SMBIOS Support found in drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS:

• prompt: Dell SMBIOS Support
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_DCDBAS
• defined in drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.6–4.10
• modules built: dell-smbios, dell-smbios

Help text

This module provides common functions for kernel modules using Dell SMBIOS.

If you have a Dell laptop, say Y or M here.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module dell-smbios CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS : drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig : "Dell SMBIOS driver" # in 4.6–4.20, 5.0–5.11
• lkddb module dell-smbios CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS : drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig : "Dell SMBIOS driver" # in 5.12–5.19, 6.0–6.12
• lkddb platform "dell-smbios" : CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS CONFIG_X86 : drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c # in 4.16–4.20, 5.0–5.11
• lkddb platform "dell-smbios" : CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS CONFIG_X86 : drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c # in 4.15
• lkddb platform "dell-smbios" : CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS CONFIG_X86 CONFIG_X86_PLATFORM_DRIVERS_DELL : drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-smbios-base.c # in 5.12–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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