linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (acpi_power_meter) Install IPMI handler for Dell systems

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Message-ID: <CAAd53p4NNX9c5pUJgv12V=s_1YJxM3=G+OCYTgcRPqSJVbdi8w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:57:25 +0800
From: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
To: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc: jdelvare@...e.com, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (acpi_power_meter) Install IPMI handler for Dell systems

Hi Guenter,

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 7:49 AM Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 01:13:50PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> > The following error can be observed at boot:
> > [    3.717920] ACPI Error: No handler for Region [SYSI] (00000000ab9e62c5) [IPMI] (20230628/evregion-130)
> > [    3.717928] ACPI Error: Region IPMI (ID=7) has no handler (20230628/exfldio-261)
> >
> > [    3.717936] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_GHL]
> >
> > [    3.717938] No Arguments are initialized for method [_GHL]
> >
> > [    3.717940] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PMI0._GHL due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20230628/psparse-529)
> > [    3.717949] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PMI0._PMC due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20230628/psparse-529)
> > [    3.717957] ACPI: \_SB_.PMI0: _PMC evaluation failed: AE_NOT_EXIST
> >
> > On Dell systems several methods of acpi_power_meter access variables in
> > IPMI region [0], so request module 'ipmi_si' which will load 'acpi_ipmi'
> > and install the region handler accordingly.
> >
> > [0] https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/redhat-enterprise-linux-v8.0/rhel8_rn_pub/advanced-configuration-and-power-interface-acpi-error-messages-displayed-in-dmesg?guid=guid-0d5ae482-1977-42cf-b417-3ed5c3f5ee62
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
> > index 703666b95bf4..b9db53166bc9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
> > @@ -882,6 +882,8 @@ static int acpi_power_meter_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> >       strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_POWER_METER_DEVICE_NAME);
> >       strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_POWER_METER_CLASS);
> >       device->driver_data = resource;
> > +     if (dmi_match(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."))
> > +             request_module("ipmi_si");
> >
>
> This looks like a terrible hack to me. Is there precedent of similar hacks
> elsewhere showing that this is the "way to go" ?

Yes it's ugly.

The error happens in the ACPI ASL code, so it's not possible to know
if any method of apci_power_meter requires IPMI region.
I really can't think of any better solution for it.

Kai-Heng

>
> Guenter
>
> >       res = read_capabilities(resource);
> >       if (res)
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >