linux-kernel - Re: Patch[1/2]X86:Adding_Notification_Support_to_therm

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Message-ID: <20110103153849.GA25747@ericsson.com>
Date:	Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:38:49 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
To:	"R, Durgadoss" <durgadoss.r@...el.com>
CC:	"Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	"khali@...ux-fr.org" <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	"Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>,
	"mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>
Subject: Re: Patch[1/2]X86:Adding_Notification_Support_to_therm_throt.c

On Mon, Jan 03, 2011 at 10:11:59AM -0500, R, Durgadoss wrote:
> Hi Guenter,
> 
> > > From: Durgadoss R <durgadoss.r@...el.com>
> > >
> > > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:42:45 +0530
> > > Subject: [PATCH 1/2] X86:Adding_core_threshold_notification_to_therm_throt.c
> > >
> > > This patch adds code to therm_throt.c to notify core thermal threshold
> > > events. These thresholds are supported by the IA32_THERM_INTERRUPT register.
> > > The status/log for the same is monitored using the IA32_THERM_STATUS
> > register.
> > > The necessary #defines are in msr-index.h. A call back is added to mce.h, to
> > > further notify the thermal stack, about the threshold events.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Durgadoss R <durgadoss.r@...el.com>
> > >
> > If this is just a resubmit, you might instead consider trying to figure out
> > why none of the x86 maintainers replied. Documentation/Submit* might help,
> > as well as comparing your set of patches with other (accepted) patches.
> > 
> 
> This is a resubmission. I thought people might be on holidays..that's why
> resubmitted today. Anyway, I shall try to figure out the reason. Thanks
> for pointing it out Guenter..
> 
> Any comments on the hwmon patch 2/2 ?
> 
Not right now. Futile to spend more time on it unless the x86 changes are accepted.

Guenter
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