Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ACPI: IPMI: Add helper to wait for when SMI is selected

[Guenter Roeck]

On 1/9/24 11:50, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 5:12 AM Kai-Heng Feng
> <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Dell servers, many APCI methods of acpi_power_meter module evaluate
> > variables inside IPMI region, so the region handler needs to be
> > installed. In addition to that, the handler needs to be fully
> > functional, and that depends on SMI being selected.
> >
> > So add a helper to let acpi_power_meter know when the handler is
> > installed and ready to be used.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> and I'm expecting this to be routed along with patch [2/2] that has
> been posted elsewhere.

Note that linux-hwmon@ isn't copied on this patch and it therefore
does not show up in hwmon patchwork. To me that indicates that the
patch should _not_ be applied through hwmon. If hwmon is supposed
to pick it up, please copy the hwmon mailing list.

Guenter