Reverse Engineered MSI WMI Platform Driver Being Worked On For Linux

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Reverse Engineered MSI WMI Platform Driver Being Worked On For Linux

Submitted for code review this weekend was a new MSI WMI Platform driver that was developed via reverse engineering MSI laptops. Initially this MSI WMI Platform driver is just exposing fan speed sensors but ultimately can be more useful for other Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) features...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/MSI-WMI-Platform-Driver-Linux

[loganj]

typo?
"rely on WMI whitelisting"

"relying on a DMI whitelist."

[Michael]

typo?
"rely on WMI whitelisting"

"relying on a DMI whitelist."

Yep thanks, fixed.

[Daktyl198]

MSI is one of the worst OEM brands to exist. Almost every single one of their products is flawed in some way, and they're a trash company to reviewers to boot. I'd pick literally anybody over MSI every day of the week.

[Weasel]

MSI is one of the worst OEM brands to exist. Almost every single one of their products is flawed in some way, and they're a trash company to reviewers to boot. I'd pick literally anybody over MSI every day of the week.

You misspelled Asus.

[Daktyl198]

You misspelled Asus.

True that.
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