---

yaml
---
r: 123496
b: refs/heads/master
c: d61c72e
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5ccfca974f3ce3c33be72f1fcb2b42747714ec79
+refs/heads/master: d61c72e52b98411d1cfef1fdb3f5a8bb070f8966

trunk/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c

@@ -582,3 +582,19 @@ int dmi_walk(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *))
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dmi_walk);
+
+/**
+ * dmi_match - compare a string to the dmi field (if exists)
+ *
+ * Returns true if the requested field equals to the str (including NULL).
+ */
+bool dmi_match(enum dmi_field f, const char *str)
+{
+	const char *info = dmi_get_system_info(f);
+
+	if (info == NULL || str == NULL)
+		return info == str;
+
+	return !strcmp(info, str);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dmi_match);

trunk/include/linux/dmi.h

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern int dmi_name_in_vendors(const char *str);
 extern int dmi_name_in_serial(const char *str);
 extern int dmi_available;
 extern int dmi_walk(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *));
+extern bool dmi_match(enum dmi_field f, const char *str);
 
 #else
 
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ static inline int dmi_name_in_serial(const char *s) { return 0; }
 #define dmi_available 0
 static inline int dmi_walk(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *))
 	{ return -1; }
+static inline bool dmi_match(enum dmi_field f, const char *str)
+	{ return false; }
 
 #endif