linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] Change ACPI IPMI support to "default y"

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Date:	Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:16:22 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>
To:	"rja@....com" <rja@....com>
CC:	"lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"minyard@....org" <minyard@....org>,
	"rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] Change ACPI IPMI support to "default y"

On Thu, 2014-02-20 at 14:14 -0600, Russ Anderson wrote:

> The distro that added this change created all sorts of support
> problems.  Problems include kipmi0 spinning at 100% of cpu
> (creating a performance hit) and long boot delays (as the
> kernel tries to talk to a BMC that will never respond).
> It has been a big mess.

Why is the BMC not responding? Why is kipmi0 at 100%? Why are we not
fixing those bugs?

-- 
Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>