linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] acpi, nfit: support "map failed" dimms

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Message-ID: <1492452970.26622.5.camel@hpe.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Apr 2017 18:16:30 +0000
From:   "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
To:     "dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>
CC:     "Knippers, Linda" <linda.knippers@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "vishal.l.verma@...el.com" <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] acpi, nfit: support "map failed" dimms

On Fri, 2017-04-14 at 09:58 -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> Stop requiring dimms be successfully mapped into a
> system-physical-address range. For provisioning and hardware
> remediation purposes the kernel should account for failed devices in
> sysfs. If possible it should still allow management commands to be
> sent to the device.
> 
> Reported-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>
> Reported-by: Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>

Tested the "map failed" condition with HPE NVDIMMs. 

Tested-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>

Thanks Dan!
-Toshi