linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] MIPS: Loongson64: Add /proc/boardinfo

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Message-ID: <40965d79-63ec-2397-528f-15eacf49bbf9@loongson.cn>
Date:   Sat, 17 Oct 2020 09:23:06 +0800
From:   Tiezhu Yang <yangtiezhu@...ngson.cn>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Huacai Chen <chenhc@...ote.com>,
        Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@...goat.com>,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Xuefeng Li <lixuefeng@...ngson.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] MIPS: Loongson64: Add /proc/boardinfo

On 10/16/2020 09:11 PM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> Add /proc/boardinfo to get mainboard and BIOS info easily on the Loongson
>> platform, this is useful to point out the current used mainboard type and
>> BIOS version when there exists problems related with hardware or firmware.
>>
>> E.g. with this patch:
>>
>> [loongson@...ux ~]$ cat /proc/boardinfo
>> Board Info
>> Manufacturer            : LEMOTE
>> Board Name              : LEMOTE-LS3A4000-7A1000-1w-V01-pc
>> Family                  : LOONGSON3
>>
>> BIOS Info
>> Vendor                  : Kunlun
>> Version                 : Kunlun-A1901-V4.1.3-20200414093938
>> ROM Size                : 4 KB
>> Release Date            : 2020-04-14
> Please put this into /sys somewhere, with usual rules. This is hard to
> extend/parse.

Hi Pavel,

Thanks for your suggestion. I submitted a new version some days ago.

[1/2] MIPS: Loongson64: Add /sys/firmware/lefi/boardinfo
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1320574/

[2/2] Documentation: ABI: Add /sys/firmware/lefi/boardinfo description 
for Loongson64
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1320573/

Thanks,
Tiezhu

>
> 								Pavel
>