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-rw-r--r--drivers/char/hw_random/core.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/i8k.c18
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index da8faf78536a..5643b65cee20 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int hwrng_fillfn(void *unused)
static void start_khwrngd(void)
{
hwrng_fill = kthread_run(hwrng_fillfn, NULL, "hwrng");
- if (hwrng_fill == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)) {
+ if (IS_ERR(hwrng_fill)) {
pr_err("hwrng_fill thread creation failed");
hwrng_fill = NULL;
}
diff --git a/drivers/char/i8k.c b/drivers/char/i8k.c
index a43048b5b05f..3c1a123f909c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/i8k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/i8k.c
@@ -900,6 +900,21 @@ static struct dmi_system_id i8k_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(dmi, i8k_dmi_table);
+static struct dmi_system_id i8k_blacklist_dmi_table[] __initdata = {
+ {
+ /*
+ * CPU fan speed going up and down on Dell Studio XPS 8100
+ * for unknown reasons.
+ */
+ .ident = "Dell Studio XPS 8100",
+ .matches = {
+ DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
+ DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Studio XPS 8100"),
+ },
+ },
+ { }
+};
+
/*
* Probe for the presence of a supported laptop.
*/
@@ -911,7 +926,8 @@ static int __init i8k_probe(void)
/*
* Get DMI information
*/
- if (!dmi_check_system(i8k_dmi_table)) {
+ if (!dmi_check_system(i8k_dmi_table) ||
+ dmi_check_system(i8k_blacklist_dmi_table)) {
if (!ignore_dmi && !force)
return -ENODEV;