Re: [2.6 patch] readd ipmi_request

[Corey Minyard]

Adrian Bunk wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:41:31AM +0100, Bene Martin wrote:
>
>  
>
> > Hi Adrian,
> >
> > bmcsensors package (reading hardware sensors provided by intel boards
> > via ipmi) used to work fine with 2.6.10; no longer works with 2.6.11
> > because of removal of the ipmi_request function (+ exported symbol).
> >
> > correct fix would be to use ipmi_request_settime with retries=-1 and
> > retry_time_ms=0?
> >    
>
> I didn't know about this, the patch below readds ipmi_request.
>  
IMHO, it's probably better to modify your patch to use 
ipmi_request_settime.  That function is there is all recent kernels.  
Unfortunately, I can't magically re-add the ipmi_request function to 
2.6.11, and it would be less confusing to have a new patch for 
bmcsensors that worked with stock 2.6.11.

Again, sorry about this.

-Corey
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