Tom Pothier wrote:
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While I'm happy to see some convergence between x86 and SPARC, this project moves in the wrong direction. If I understand correctly, you are adopting the SPARC PRI for modeling the FMA topology on x86. This has been discussed before and it was decided that a better approach for all Sun platforms is to move toward adopting SMBIOS. SMBIOS (plus whatever you glean from ACPI) then becomes the source of FRU and other FMA topology information for things like libtopo and fmd(1M). Further, Sun needs to draft a SMBIOS standard for platform vendors wishing to participate in fault management and diagnosis for their platforms. Included in the standard should be the required records for the Sun FMA. If a vendor conforms (including Sun SPARC), diagnosis and FRU location and replacement is then guaranteed.
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