Re: [RFC v6 00/25] Re-use nvram module
From: Finn Thain
Date: Sun Oct 11 2015 - 22:32:44 EST
Hi Laurent,
On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, Laurent Vivier wrote:
> On 23/08/2015 12:41, Finn Thain wrote:
...
> > This patch series has been compile-tested for arm, m68k, powerpc and
> > x86. The nvram and thinkpad_acpi modules were regression tested on a
> > ThinkPad T43. The /dev/nvram functionality was also regression tested
> > on a G3 PowerMac. The nvram module was also tested on a PowerBook 520,
> > Quadra 650 and Atari Falcon. AFAIK, no testing has been done on PPC64
> > as yet.
>
> For PPC64, tested on a PowerMac G5 (PowerMac11,2), kernel 4.3.0-rc4
> with nvram tools 1.2.24 (Fedora 22 ppc64).
>
> Tested-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Tests done:
> # modinfo nvram
> filename: /lib/modules/4.3.0-rc4+/kernel/drivers/char/nvram.ko
> alias: devname:nvram
> alias: char-major-10-144
> license: GPL
> depends:
> intree: Y
> vermagic: 4.3.0-rc4+ SMP mod_unload
>
> # modprobe nvram
> [ 364.655577] Non-volatile memory driver v1.3
>
> # nvram --partitions
> # Sig Chk Len Name
> 0 5a 82 0002 nvram
> 1 5f 45 003e system
> 2 70 bd 00c1 common
> 3 a0 1e 0052 APL,MacOS75
> 4 a1 15 0081 APL,OSXPanic
> 5 7f 45 002c wwwwwwwwwwww
>
> # nvram --dump "nvram"
> 0x00000000 5a820002 6e767261 6d000000 00000000 |Z...nvram.......|
> 0x00000010 cae8613d 000001c9 00000000 00000000 |..a=............|
>
> # nvram --print-config=boot-volume
> 1
>
> # nvram --update-config=boot-volume=6
>
> # rmmod nvram
>
> # nvram --print-config=boot-volume
> 6
>
> # reboot
>
> # nvram --print-config=boot-volume
> 6
>
Thanks very much for taking the trouble to test this series.
I will add your Tested-By tag to the relevant powerpc patches and re-send.
Regards,
Finn
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