dmi_name_in_vendors(9)

dmi_name_in_vendors(9) 🎀

okay bestie, this is the dmi_name_in_vendors(9) page from the Kernel API Manual — and it's giving "tiny function, very specific job" energy. 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

dmi_name_in_vendors — check if a string is in the DMI system or board vendor name. literally that's the whole vibe. 💖

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🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

int dmi_name_in_vendors (const char *str );

no cap, that's the exact signature — yes, there's a lil space before the ); and we're keeping it. 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• str — the Case sensitive Name you're checking. so keep the case exactly as written, fr fr — this one is case sensitive. 💀

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the kernel file is ./drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c, and here's the whole squad:

• dmi_setup(9)
• dmi_matches(9)
• dmi_is_end_of_table(9)
• dmi_check_system(9)
• dmi_first_match(9)
• dmi_get_system_info(9)
• dmi_name_in_serial(9)
• dmi_find_device(9)
• dmi_get_date(9)
• dmi_get_bios_year(9)
• dmi_walk(9)
• dmi_match(9)
• dmi_memdev_type(9)
• dmi_memdev_handle(9)

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lowkey that's the whole page. no hidden lore, just a case-sensitive vendor-name check and a very solid reference list. 👑

sign-off cuteness: source ./drivers/firmware · October 2026 · dmi_name_in_vendors(9) 🌸