linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] IPMI: Change link order

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Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:53:38 -0500
From:	minyard@....org
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	OpenIPMI Developers <openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Corey Minyard <cminyard@...sta.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] IPMI: Change link order

From: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>

IPMI must be initialised before ACPI in order to ensure that any IPMI
services are available before ACPI driver initialisation attempts to use
any IPMI operation regions.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@...sta.com>
---
 drivers/Makefile      |    4 ++++
 drivers/char/Makefile |    1 -
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 03da5b6..a16a8d0 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PARISC)		+= parisc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAPIDIO)		+= rapidio/
 obj-y				+= video/
 obj-y				+= idle/
+
+# IPMI must come before ACPI in order to provide IPMI opregion support
+obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER)	+= char/ipmi/
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI)		+= acpi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SFI)		+= sfi/
 # PnP must come after ACPI since it will eventually need to check if acpi
diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index d0b27a3..7ff1d0d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TELCLOCK)		+= tlclk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MWAVE)		+= mwave/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AGP)		+= agp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA)		+= pcmcia/
-obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER)	+= ipmi/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HANGCHECK_TIMER)	+= hangcheck-timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCG_TPM)		+= tpm/
-- 
1.7.4.1

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