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

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

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@canonical.com> 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@canonical.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> 
> 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