Re: [PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-03-16 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 05:44:57PM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 14:28 +1100, Cyril Bur wrote: > > In order to manage server systems, there is typically another > > processor > > known as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) which is responsible > > for powering th

Re: [PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-03-07 Thread Suraj Jitindar Singh
On Thu, 2017-03-02 at 12:01 +1100, Cyril Bur wrote: > On Wed, 2017-02-22 at 16:11 +1100, Suraj Jitindar Singh wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 14:28 +1100, Cyril Bur wrote: > > > > I may be too late, but see below... > > > > > > In order to manage server systems, there is typically another >

Re: [PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-03-01 Thread Cyril Bur
On Wed, 2017-02-22 at 16:11 +1100, Suraj Jitindar Singh wrote: > On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 14:28 +1100, Cyril Bur wrote: > > I may be too late, but see below... > > In order to manage server systems, there is typically another > > processor > > known as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) which is

Re: [PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-02-21 Thread Suraj Jitindar Singh
On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 14:28 +1100, Cyril Bur wrote: I may be too late, but see below... > In order to manage server systems, there is typically another > processor > known as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) which is responsible > for powering the server and other various elements, sometime

Re: [PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-02-16 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 14:28 +1100, Cyril Bur wrote: > In order to manage server systems, there is typically another > processor > known as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) which is responsible > for powering the server and other various elements, sometimes fans, > often the system flash. .

Re: [PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-02-16 Thread Joel Stanley
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Cyril Bur wrote: > In order to manage server systems, there is typically another processor > known as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) which is responsible > for powering the server and other various elements, sometimes fans, > often the system flash. > > Th

[PATCH v6] drivers/misc: Add Aspeed LPC control driver

2017-02-16 Thread Cyril Bur
In order to manage server systems, there is typically another processor known as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) which is responsible for powering the server and other various elements, sometimes fans, often the system flash. The Aspeed BMC family which is what is used on OpenPOWER machine