On Mon, Dec 02, 2024 at 03:06:26PM +0100, Edgar Fuß wrote: > > Does it attach before the kernel starts init ? > Yes. > > > BTW ipmi0 still attaches at mainbus0: > > ipmi0 at mainbus0 > No: > ipmi0 at ipmi_acpi0 > > But why don't I see the delay with -8?
Was the machine just powered on in one case and not in the other? It can take a while for IPMI firmware to become ready. Admittedly my Supermicro boards will wait in the platform firmware for that to happen..