Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:38:15 -0500 | From | Corey Minyard <> | Subject | Re: IPMI driver updates for 2.4 |
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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, >> >>
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