linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] platform/x86: simatic-ipc: add another model and hwmon module loading

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:54:44 +0200
From:   Henning Schild <henning.schild@...mens.com>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Mark Gross <markgross@...nel.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Tobias Schaffner <tobias.schaffner@...mens.com>,
        Gerd Haeussler <gerd.haeussler.ext@...mens.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] platform/x86: simatic-ipc: add another model and
 hwmon module loading

Am Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:48:29 +0200
schrieb Henning Schild <henning.schild@...mens.com>:

> cahnged since v1:
>  - switch to using a list of modules per device
>  - add p3 and make the watchdog module load code use what p2 created
> 
> The first patch just adds a device that is pretty similar to another
> one we already had here.
> 
> The second patch loads modules for hwmon support, should they be
> available. That will save users the need to detect and manually load
> those modules after a machine has been clearly identified by its
> Siemens Simatic IPC station id.
> 
> And finally p3 changes another request_module call to use the
> mechanism introduced in p2.

Note that this is based on

 [PATCH 0/2] platform/x86: add CMOS battery monitoring for simatic IPCs

which is based on

 [PATCH v2 1/2] platform/x86: simatic-ipc: add another model BX-21A

Henning

> Henning Schild (3):
>   platform/x86: simatic-ipc: add another model
>   platform/x86: simatic-ipc: add auto-loading of hwmon modules
>   platform/x86: simatic-ipc: use extra module loading for watchdog
> 
>  drivers/platform/x86/simatic-ipc.c            | 74
> ++++++++++++++----- include/linux/platform_data/x86/simatic-ipc.h |
> 1 + 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>