linux-kernel - Re: [Openipmi-developer] Shutdown behavior with IPMI enabled

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Message-ID: <CAC+QLdTgBZLxZ+7mdYg6S+qvfCj3s7CeO4R=oexp-h-R=TZ75A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 6 May 2015 13:34:18 -0700
From:	Mandeep Sandhu <mandeepsandhu.chd@...il.com>
To:	minyard@....org
Cc:	openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Openipmi-developer] Shutdown behavior with IPMI enabled

> Certainly, it should just immediately power the system off.  There is a
> soft shutdown option if you want a graceful shutdown.
>
> The spec says:
>
>     0 - power down. Force system into soft off (S4/S45) state. This is for
>     ‘emergency’ management power down actions. The command
>     does not initiate a clean shut-down of the operating system prior to
>     powering down the system.
>
> I would say the system in question is not compliant, to me, 6 seconds an
> "force" are not the same thing :).

You're right. The BMC firmware needs fixing!

>>> It might be best to remove, or at least disable normally, the config
>>> option in most systems.  That way systems that really needed it could
>>> have it, but it wouldn't affect most people.
>> Which config option do you refer to here? Something that disables the
>> IPMI power off function?
>
> Yes, CONFIG_IPMI_POWEROFF

Ok. This is set as a module in my config. Maybe I should blacklist
this module from loading.

Thanks for your help.

-mandeep


>
> -corey
>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Regards,
>> -mandeep
>>
>>> -corey
>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -mandeep
>
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