#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
                                                 * control */
 };
 
-static int ibm_thinkpad_ec_found;
+static char* ibm_thinkpad_ec_found = NULL;
 
 struct ibm_struct {
        char *name;
                ibm_exit(&ibms[i]);
 
        remove_proc_entry(IBM_DIR, acpi_root_dir);
+
+       if (ibm_thinkpad_ec_found)
+               kfree(ibm_thinkpad_ec_found);
 }
 
-static int __init check_dmi_for_ec(void)
+static char* __init check_dmi_for_ec(void)
 {
        struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
+       char ec_fw_string[18];
 
        /*
         * ThinkPad T23 or newer, A31 or newer, R50e or newer,
         * See http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/List_of_DMI_IDs
         */
        while ((dev = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OEM_STRING, NULL, dev))) {
-               if (strstr(dev->name, "IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller"))
-                       return 1;
+               if (sscanf(dev->name,
+                          "IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller -[%17c",
+                          ec_fw_string) == 1) {
+                       ec_fw_string[sizeof(ec_fw_string) - 1] = 0;
+                       ec_fw_string[strcspn(ec_fw_string, " ]")] = 0;
+                       return kstrdup(ec_fw_string, GFP_KERNEL);
+               }
        }
-       return 0;
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 static int __init acpi_ibm_init(void)
 
        /* Models with newer firmware report the EC in DMI */
        ibm_thinkpad_ec_found = check_dmi_for_ec();
+       if (ibm_thinkpad_ec_found)
+               printk(IBM_INFO "ThinkPad EC firmware %s\n",
+                      ibm_thinkpad_ec_found);
 
        /* these handles are not required */
        IBM_HANDLE_INIT(vid);