ipmi: Add SMBus interface driver (SSIF)
This patch adds the SMBus interface to the IPMI driver. Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> Documentation/IPMI.txt | 32 drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig | 11 drivers/char/ipmi/Makefile | 1 drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_smb.c | 1737 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 1769 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
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@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ The driver interface depends on your hardware. If your system
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properly provides the SMBIOS info for IPMI, the driver will detect it
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and just work. If you have a board with a standard interface (These
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will generally be either "KCS", "SMIC", or "BT", consult your hardware
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manual), choose the 'IPMI SI handler' option.
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manual), choose the 'IPMI SI handler' option. A driver also exists
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for direct I2C access to the IPMI management controller. Some boards
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support this, but it is unknown if it will work on every board. For
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this, choose 'IPMI SMBus handler', but be ready to try to do some
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figuring to see if it will work on your system if the SMBIOS/APCI
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information is wrong or not present. It is fairly safe to have both
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these enabled and let the drivers auto-detect what is present.
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You should generally enable ACPI on your system, as systems with IPMI
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can have ACPI tables describing them.
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@ -52,7 +58,8 @@ their job correctly, the IPMI controller should be automatically
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detected (via ACPI or SMBIOS tables) and should just work. Sadly,
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many boards do not have this information. The driver attempts
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standard defaults, but they may not work. If you fall into this
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situation, you need to read the section below named 'The SI Driver'.
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situation, you need to read the section below named 'The SI Driver' or
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"The SMBus Driver" on how to hand-configure your system.
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IPMI defines a standard watchdog timer. You can enable this with the
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'IPMI Watchdog Timer' config option. If you compile the driver into
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@ -97,7 +104,12 @@ driver, each open file for this device ties in to the message handler
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as an IPMI user.
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ipmi_si - A driver for various system interfaces. This supports KCS,
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SMIC, and BT interfaces.
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SMIC, and BT interfaces. Unless you have an SMBus interface or your
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own custom interface, you probably need to use this.
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ipmi_ssif - A driver for accessing BMCs on the SMBus. It uses the
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I2C kernel driver's SMBus interfaces to send and receive IPMI messages
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over the SMBus.
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ipmi_watchdog - IPMI requires systems to have a very capable watchdog
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timer. This driver implements the standard Linux watchdog timer
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@ -476,6 +488,62 @@ for specifying an interface. Note that when removing an interface,
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only the first three parameters (si type, address type, and address)
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are used for the comparison. Any options are ignored for removing.
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The SMBus Driver (SSIF)
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-----------------------
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The SMBus driver allows up to 4 SMBus devices to be configured in the
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system. By default, the driver will only register with something it
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finds in DMI or ACPI tables. You can change this
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at module load time (for a module) with:
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modprobe ipmi_ssif.o
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addr=<i2caddr1>[,<i2caddr2>[,...]]
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adapter=<adapter1>[,<adapter2>[...]]
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dbg=<flags1>,<flags2>...
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slave_addrs=<addr1>,<addr2>,...
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[dbg_probe=1]
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The addresses are normal I2C addresses. The adapter is the string
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name of the adapter, as shown in /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-<n>/name.
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It is *NOT* i2c-<n> itself.
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The debug flags are bit flags for each BMC found, they are:
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IPMI messages: 1, driver state: 2, timing: 4, I2C probe: 8
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Setting dbg_probe to 1 will enable debugging of the probing and
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detection process for BMCs on the SMBusses.
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The slave_addrs specifies the IPMI address of the local BMC. This is
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usually 0x20 and the driver defaults to that, but in case it's not, it
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can be specified when the driver starts up.
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Discovering the IPMI compliant BMC on the SMBus can cause devices on
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the I2C bus to fail. The SMBus driver writes a "Get Device ID" IPMI
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message as a block write to the I2C bus and waits for a response.
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This action can be detrimental to some I2C devices. It is highly
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recommended that the known I2C address be given to the SMBus driver in
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the smb_addr parameter unless you have DMI or ACPI data to tell the
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driver what to use.
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When compiled into the kernel, the addresses can be specified on the
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kernel command line as:
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ipmb_ssif.addr=<i2caddr1>[,<i2caddr2>[...]]
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ipmi_ssif.adapter=<adapter1>[,<adapter2>[...]]
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ipmi_ssif.dbg=<flags1>[,<flags2>[...]]
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ipmi_ssif.dbg_probe=1
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ipmi_ssif.slave_addrs=<addr1>[,<addr2>[...]]
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These are the same options as on the module command line.
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The I2C driver does not support non-blocking access or polling, so
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this driver cannod to IPMI panic events, extend the watchdog at panic
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time, or other panic-related IPMI functions without special kernel
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patches and driver modifications. You can get those at the openipmi
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web page.
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The driver supports a hot add and remove of interfaces through the I2C
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sysfs interface.
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Other Pieces
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@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ config IPMI_SI_PROBE_DEFAULTS
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only be available on older systems if the "ipmi_si_intf.trydefaults=1"
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boot argument is passed.
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config IPMI_SSIF
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tristate 'IPMI SMBus handler (SSIF)'
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select I2C
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help
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Provides a driver for a SMBus interface to a BMC, meaning that you
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have a driver that must be accessed over an I2C bus instead of a
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standard interface. This module requires I2C support.
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config IPMI_WATCHDOG
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tristate 'IPMI Watchdog Timer'
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help
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obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER) += ipmi_msghandler.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_DEVICE_INTERFACE) += ipmi_devintf.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_SI) += ipmi_si.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_SSIF) += ipmi_ssif.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_WATCHDOG) += ipmi_watchdog.o
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obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_POWEROFF) += ipmi_poweroff.o
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drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
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drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
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