Hi Sumit,
> Would it be possible to pass a dynamic sysrq key from BMC to the host
> as that would unleash the true power of sysrq in an NMI context
> capable of launching kdb as one example?
A64FX's BMC supports a subset of the ipmitool command but it doesn't
have the ability to dynamically send
Hi Greg,
> > Enable diagnostic interrupts for the A64FX.
> > This is done using a pseudo-NMI.
>
> I do not understand what this driver is, sorry. Can you please provide more
> information in the changelog text for what this is, who would use it, and how
> it will
> be interacted with.
I unders
Hi Greg, Arnd, and Daniel,
> > > > > There is some prior art for this sort of feature. AFAICT SGI UV has a
> > > > > similar mechanism that can send an NMI-with-no-side-channel to the
> > > > > kernel. The corresponding driver offers a range of actions using a
> > > > > module parameter:
> > > > >
Hi Greg, Arnd, and Daniel,
> I understand that it is not appropriate to hardcode c.
> How about using __setup() to add a new kernel parameter and allow the admin
> to specify the sysrq command when booting?
I have received a lot of advice regarding sysrq, but after some consideration,
I would lik
Hi Jiri,
> I'm not sure why you cc linux-serial, but anyway, comments below :).
I used sysrq until the last version, so I still included kernel-serial in
the destination. I am not planning to use sysrq now, so I will remove it
from the destination from the next version.
Thank you for your commen
Hi Greg,
> > +obj-y += fujitsu/
>
> Why a sub directory for just one .c file?
As Arnd mentioned, I placed the sub directory following the convention
of drivers/soc.
> > + help
> > + Say Y here if you want to enable diag interrupt on Fujitsu A64FX.
> > +
> >
