linux-kernel - Re: (subset) [PATCH v11 0/3] LoongArch: Add Loongson-2K BMC support

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Message-ID: <aMnwq3i0qMREnjI7@mail.minyard.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:20:11 -0500
From: Corey Minyard <corey@...yard.net>
To: Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
Cc: Binbin Zhou <zhoubb.aaron@...il.com>, Corey Minyard <minyard@....org>,
	Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@...nel.org>,
	Binbin Zhou <zhoubinbin@...ngson.cn>,
	Xuerui Wang <kernel@...0n.name>, loongarch@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net, jeffbai@...c.io,
	kexybiscuit@...c.io, wangyao@...ote.com
Subject: Re: (subset) [PATCH v11 0/3] LoongArch: Add Loongson-2K BMC support

On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 05:08:45PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Sep 2025, Corey Minyard wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 06:51:25PM +0800, Binbin Zhou wrote:
> > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 16 Sep 2025, Binbin Zhou wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Lee:
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your reply.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, 12 Sep 2025, Binbin Zhou wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Lee:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:35:04 +0800, Binbin Zhou wrote:
> > > > > > > > > This patchset introduces the Loongson-2K BMC.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It is a PCIe device present on servers similar to the Loongson-3 CPUs.
> > > > > > > > > And it is a multifunctional device (MFD), such as display as a sub-function
> > > > > > > > > of it.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > For IPMI, according to the existing design, we use software simulation to
> > > > > > > > > implement the KCS interface registers: Stauts/Command/Data_Out/Data_In.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Applied, thanks!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [1/3] mfd: ls2kbmc: Introduce Loongson-2K BMC core driver
> > > > > > > >       commit: 67c2639e1fc1a07b45d216af659c0dd92a370c68
> > > > > > > > [2/3] mfd: ls2kbmc: Add Loongson-2K BMC reset function support
> > > > > > > >       commit: 2364ccc827e44064e9763f2ae2d1dcc5f945fdf3
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for acknowledging my patchset.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I can't confirm why you didn't apply the IPMI patch, but this appears
> > > > > > > to break the patchset's integrity, potentially causing missing Kconfig
> > > > > > > dependencies (IPMI_LS2K select MFD_LS2K_BMC_CORE).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Pretty sure this doesn't break anything.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What build errors do you see as a result?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Additionally, as Corey previously explained[1], this patch can be
> > > > > > > applied through your side.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aFVtNAY4u2gDiLDS@mail.minyard.net/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We only apply cross-subsystem patch-sets to a single tree if there are
> > > > > > good reasons to do so.  In this instance, I can't see any reason why the
> > > > > > IPMI driver cannot go in via it's own repo.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, there still seems to be a text dependency issue. The IPMI
> > > > > patch modifies the MAINTAINERS, which depends on the first patch.
> > > > > If the entire series of patches cannot be merged together, does this
> > > > > mean the IPMI patch can only be merged after the MFD patch has been
> > > > > merged into the mainline?
> > > >
> > > > No, not at all.  So long as all patches come together during the
> > > > merge-window, there is no issue.
> > > 
> > > OK, I see, thanks.
> > > 
> > > Hi Corey:
> > > 
> > > What do you think about it?
> > 
> > I thought my ack would be sufficient, but I've pulled this into my tree.
> > I can't apply the MAINTAINERS portion of this, but that can go in
> > later; you can send me a patch for that after the next kernel release.
> > 
> > I'll make a note to Linus that this depends on the MFD changes.
> 
> Feel free to separate that from that patch and I'll happily apply it.

That's great, please do.  It's already separated out, and the rest
is in the next tree.

Thanks,

-corey

> 
> -- 
> Lee Jones [李琼斯]