linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] x86/platform/uv: Move UV procfs leaves to sysfs

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Date:   Sat, 28 Nov 2020 11:57:37 +0100
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     Mike Travis <mike.travis@....com>,
        Justin Ernst <justin.ernst@....com>,
        Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        x86@...nel.org, Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>
Cc:     Dimitri Sivanich <dimitri.sivanich@....com>,
        Russ Anderson <russ.anderson@....com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] x86/platform/uv: Move UV procfs leaves to sysfs

Hi,

On 11/28/20 4:42 AM, Mike Travis wrote:
> 
> Duplicate the current UV procfs leaves to the uv_sysfs driver so they show
> up under /sys/firmware/sgi_uv.  Show a 'deprecated' warning message if
> any of the old /proc/sgi_uv leaves are used.
> 
> These patches depend on the prior v3 patchset sent by Justin Ernst <justin.ernst@....com>
> 	x86/platform/uv: Remove existing /sys/firmware/sgi_uv/ interface
> 	x86/platform/uv: Add and export uv_bios_* functions
> 	x86/platform/uv: Add new uv_sysfs platform driver
> 	x86/platform/uv: Update ABI documentation of /sys/firmware/sgi_uv/
> 	x86/platform/uv: Update MAINTAINERS for uv_sysfs driver

AS with the previous series this series touches files under both
x86/platform and drivers/platform/x86. Like last time this is best merged
in its entirety through the x86/tip tree (which also has the previous set).
Here is my ack for the drivers/platform/x86 bits being merged through the
x86/tip tree:

Acked-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>

Regards,

Hans





> 
> v2: Updated to apply to v3 of dependency patch set listed above.
> 
> Mike Travis (5):
>   x86/platform/uv: Add kernel interfaces for obtaining system info.
>   x86/platform/uv: Add sysfs leaves to replace those in procfs
>   x86/platform/uv: Add sysfs hubless leaves
>   x86/platform/uv: Add deprecated messages to /proc info leaves
>   x86/platform/uv: Update sysfs document file
> 
>  .../ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-sgi_uv         | 16 +++++
>  arch/x86/include/asm/uv/bios.h                |  2 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c            | 26 ++++++-
>  drivers/platform/x86/uv_sysfs.c               | 70 ++++++++++++++++++-
>  4 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>