linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ACPI: IPMI: Add helper to wait for when SMI is selected

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Message-ID: <cea9dfbe-89a1-4832-a09f-10582cd034fb@roeck-us.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 14:18:13 -0800
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
 Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
Cc: jdelvare@...e.com, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
 Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acpica-devel@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ACPI: IPMI: Add helper to wait for when SMI is
 selected

On 1/9/24 11:50, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 5:12 AM Kai-Heng Feng
> <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Dell servers, many APCI methods of acpi_power_meter module evaluate
>> variables inside IPMI region, so the region handler needs to be
>> installed. In addition to that, the handler needs to be fully
>> functional, and that depends on SMI being selected.
>>
>> So add a helper to let acpi_power_meter know when the handler is
>> installed and ready to be used.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 
> and I'm expecting this to be routed along with patch [2/2] that has
> been posted elsewhere.
> 

Note that linux-hwmon@ isn't copied on this patch and it therefore
does not show up in hwmon patchwork. To me that indicates that the
patch should _not_ be applied through hwmon. If hwmon is supposed
to pick it up, please copy the hwmon mailing list.

Guenter