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

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Message-ID: <20140316085341.GA18516@amd.pavel.ucw.cz>
Date:	Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:53:41 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Corey Minyard <minyard@....org>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
	"lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.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"

Hi!

> > Defaults are not right solution; system should still work if I select
> > non-default settings. Which you claim is not a case, but you don't see
> > why you should fix it.
> 
> If something is implemented using IPMI, then IPMI has to be there to
> use it.  Matthew's statement was:
> 
> For example, if you load the ACPI power meter driver before you've
> installed the ACPI IPMI driver you'll typically get failures (most
> vendors implement it via IPMI).

Yes, and this failure is not fixed with different default.

									Pavel
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