Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4

Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4

[Marcelo Tosatti]

Hi Corey, 

You wrote a nice changelog entry - thanks for that.

I'm not sure if we should apply all of this in v2.4. It looks like a
big driver revamp to me. 

Is is all this critical for being merged in v2.4.x now? 

Would it be very painful/unwanted to maintain only the bugfixes 
and not only new features? What you think about that?

On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 10:39:38PM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote:
> Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> 
> >Corey,
> >
> >Care to write a detailed changelog so we can apply this?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> > 
> >
> I'm sorry this took so long, I have been dealing with disasters at work.
> 
> Ok, a detailed changelog:
> 
> * Add a new "system interface" driver that supports all the standard
>  IPMI system interfaces (SMIC, BT, and KCS, see the IPMI spec for
>  more details if you care).  This driver will auto-detect the interface
>  type and parameters via SMBIOS or ACPI tables.
> * Deprecate the old KCS-only interface.
> * Support non-contiguous registers for system interfaces.
> * Add support for IPMI LAN bridging so messages can be received
>  from and sent to system software connected to a LAN interface.
> * Add support for powering off the system on a halt via the IPMI
>  interface.
> * Add support for storing panic logs in the IPMI event log.
> * Allow control of message parameters (resends, timeouts)
> 
> I've also re-attached the patch.
> 
> Thanks,

Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4

[Corey Minyard]

There actually aren't any bug fixes.  These are all new feature 
additions.  It is a big driver revamp, but it has been around for a while

I guess it is not critical now, but it would be nicer for the users of 
the driver.

-Corey

Marcelo Tosatti wrote:

>Hi Corey, 
>
>You wrote a nice changelog entry - thanks for that.
>
>I'm not sure if we should apply all of this in v2.4. It looks like a
>big driver revamp to me. 
>
>Is is all this critical for being merged in v2.4.x now? 
>
>Would it be very painful/unwanted to maintain only the bugfixes 
>and not only new features? What you think about that?
>
>On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 10:39:38PM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote:
>  
>
>>Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Corey,
>>>
>>>Care to write a detailed changelog so we can apply this?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>I'm sorry this took so long, I have been dealing with disasters at work.
>>
>>Ok, a detailed changelog:
>>
>>* Add a new "system interface" driver that supports all the standard
>> IPMI system interfaces (SMIC, BT, and KCS, see the IPMI spec for
>> more details if you care).  This driver will auto-detect the interface
>> type and parameters via SMBIOS or ACPI tables.
>>* Deprecate the old KCS-only interface.
>>* Support non-contiguous registers for system interfaces.
>>* Add support for IPMI LAN bridging so messages can be received
>> from and sent to system software connected to a LAN interface.
>>* Add support for powering off the system on a halt via the IPMI
>> interface.
>>* Add support for storing panic logs in the IPMI event log.
>>* Allow control of message parameters (resends, timeouts)
>>
>>I've also re-attached the patch.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>    
>>

Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4

[Marcelo Tosatti]

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 07:38:15PM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote:
> There actually aren't any bug fixes.  These are all new feature 
> additions.  It is a big driver revamp, but it has been around for a while
> 
> I guess it is not critical now, but it would be nicer for the users of 
> the driver.

Corey,

I dont have a clue about IPMI. But I would like to apply what is 
critical to users only at this point. 

Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4

[Corey Minyard]

Ok, that's fine.

By "at this point" do you mean for the future of the 2.4 kernel or just 
this point in time and maybe in the next 2.4 kernel?  A lot of the 
driver users want this in the 2.4 kernel, so I need to tell them what 
the state will be.

-Corey

Marcelo Tosatti wrote:

>On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 07:38:15PM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote:
>  
>
>>There actually aren't any bug fixes.  These are all new feature 
>>additions.  It is a big driver revamp, but it has been around for a while
>>
>>I guess it is not critical now, but it would be nicer for the users of 
>>the driver.
>>    
>>
>
>Corey,
>
>I dont have a clue about IPMI. But I would like to apply what is 
>critical to users only at this point. 
>  
>

Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4

[Marcelo Tosatti]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 08:32:12AM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote:
> Ok, that's fine.
> 
> By "at this point" do you mean for the future of the 2.4 kernel or just 
> this point in time and maybe in the next 2.4 kernel?  A lot of the 
> driver users want this in the 2.4 kernel, so I need to tell them what 
> the state will be.

I mean in v2.4, not only v2.4.28.