Hi all,

> This series implements a more dynamic method of reporting BMC version &
> identification. The current method of registering versions and IDs
> during ipmi_register_smi means that if a BMC is upgraded during a boot,
> the IPMI core code will report old version information.
> 
> We do this by querying the BMC (using a Get Device ID request) at smi
> registration in the IPMI core code, and when the sysfs version & id
> attributes are accessed.
> 
> The core of the change is in patch 3/4. Patches 1 and 2 implement a
> couple of minor API changes leading up to this.
> 
> Patch 4 converts the powernv IPMI driver to use the dynamic IDs, rather
> than using a zero device ID.
> 
> Questions & comments most welcome.
>
> Jeremy Kerr (4):
>   ipmi: Add a reference from BMC devices to their interfaces
>   ipmi: Make ipmi_demangle_device_id more generic
>   ipmi: allow dynamic BMC version information
>   ipmi/powernv: Use dynamic device ids

Is there any update on these patches? If they need a rebase, I'd be
happy to resubmit.

Cheers,


Jeremy

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