linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] ACPI: IPMI: Add helper to wait for when SMI is selected

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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:00:08 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
Cc: rafael@...nel.org, lenb@...nel.org, jdelvare@...e.com,
	robert.moore@...el.com, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
	acpica-devel@...ts.linux.dev,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] ACPI: IPMI: Add helper to wait for when SMI is
 selected

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 04:43:16PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng 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>

Applied to hwmon-next.

Please note that I'll push the branch after the commit window closed.

Thanks,
Guenter