ipmi_si doesn't autoload on systems where it's found via SMBIOS. Could that be fixed?
If I were doing it, I'd suggest rigging up some code that's compiled in to the main kernel even if ipmi_si is a module that creates the platform device if the dmi device is there and then set up a modalias so that the platofrm device causes ipmi_si to load. (In general, having the same driver create the platform device and register the platform driver means that autoloading is unlikely to work right. See arch/x86/kernel/pmem.c for an example of a weird legacy device that gets this right.) Alternatively, maybe /sys/firmware/dmi could learn how to advertise modaliases. But that might be a giant mess to solve a tiny problem. --Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Openipmi-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer
