Re: [PATCH v8 2/6] iwlwifi: mei: add the driver to allow cooperation with CSME

Jiri Slaby
2021-12-01T08:21:33Z

On 12. 11. 21, 7:28, Emmanuel Grumbach wrote:
> CSME in two words
> -----------------
> CSME stands for Converged Security and Management Engine. It is
> a CPU on the chipset and runs a dedicated firmware.
> AMT (Active Management Technology) is one of the applications
> that run on that CPU. AMT allows to control the platform remotely.
> Here is a partial list of the use cases:
> * View the screen of the plaform, with keyboard and mouse (KVM)
> * Attach a remote IDE device
> * Have a serial console to the device
> * Query the state of the platform
> * Reset / shut down / boot the platform

Hi,

this patch causes link failures:
> MODPOST modules-only.symvers
> ERROR: modpost: "__SCT__tp_func_iwlmei_sap_data"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__SCT__tp_func_iwlmei_me_msg"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__tracepoint_iwlmei_sap_cmd"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__tracepoint_iwlmei_me_msg"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__SCK__tp_func_iwlmei_me_msg"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__SCK__tp_func_iwlmei_sap_data"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__tracepoint_iwlmei_sap_data"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__SCT__tp_func_iwlmei_sap_cmd"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: modpost: "__SCK__tp_func_iwlmei_sap_cmd"
[drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/iwlmei.ko] undefined!
> make[1]: *** [../scripts/Makefile.modpost:134: modules-only.symvers]
Error 1
> make: *** [../Makefile:1904: modules] Error 2

with this config:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openSUSE/kernel-source/linux-next/config/x86_64/vanilla

regards,
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js
suse labs