On 08/10/2017 04:31 AM, Jeremy Kerr wrote: > Hi Brendan, > >> The driver was handling interaction with userspace on its own. This >> patch changes it to use the functionality of the ipmi_bmc framework >> instead. >> >> Note that this removes the ability for the BMC to set SMS_ATN by making >> an ioctl. If this functionality is required, it can be added back in >> with a later patch. > > As Chris has mentioned, we do use this actively at the moment, so I'd > prefer if we could not drop the support for SMS_ATN. However, using a > different interface should be fine, if that helps.
The ioctl is part of the kernel user API now. We should keep it. Thanks, C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Openipmi-developer mailing list Openipmi-developer@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer
