Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] pseries: Create new device hotplug entry point

2014-11-26 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Mon, 2014-11-17 at 15:51 -0600, Nathan Fontenot wrote: > > For PowerVM systems, this patch creates the /sys/kernel/dlpar file that rtas > hotplug events can be written to by drmgr and passed to the common entry > point. > There is no chance of updating how we receive hotplug requests on PowerV

Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] pseries: Create new device hotplug entry point

2014-11-24 Thread Nathan Fontenot
On 11/21/2014 01:49 AM, Cyril Bur wrote: > > On Mon, 2014-11-17 at 15:51 -0600, Nathan Fontenot wrote: >> Create a new entry point for device hotplug on pseries that will >> work for both PowerVM and PowerKVM systems. >> >> The current process to hotplug (or dlpar) devices (generally the same >> p

Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] pseries: Create new device hotplug entry point

2014-11-20 Thread Cyril Bur
On Mon, 2014-11-17 at 15:51 -0600, Nathan Fontenot wrote: > Create a new entry point for device hotplug on pseries that will > work for both PowerVM and PowerKVM systems. > > The current process to hotplug (or dlpar) devices (generally the same > process for memory, cpu, and pci devices) on Power

Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] pseries: Create new device hotplug entry point

2014-11-18 Thread Nathan Fontenot
On 11/17/2014 04:53 PM, Gavin Shan wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 03:51:42PM -0600, Nathan Fontenot wrote: >> Create a new entry point for device hotplug on pseries that will >> work for both PowerVM and PowerKVM systems. >> >> The current process to hotplug (or dlpar) devices (generally the same

Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] pseries: Create new device hotplug entry point

2014-11-17 Thread Gavin Shan
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 03:51:42PM -0600, Nathan Fontenot wrote: >Create a new entry point for device hotplug on pseries that will >work for both PowerVM and PowerKVM systems. > >The current process to hotplug (or dlpar) devices (generally the same >process for memory, cpu, and pci devices) on Powe

[PATCH v2 3/6] pseries: Create new device hotplug entry point

2014-11-17 Thread Nathan Fontenot
Create a new entry point for device hotplug on pseries that will work for both PowerVM and PowerKVM systems. The current process to hotplug (or dlpar) devices (generally the same process for memory, cpu, and pci devices) on PowerVM systems is initiated from the HMC, which communicates the request