Re: [PATCH] Update to IPMI driver to support old DMI spec

[Corey Minyard]

Bukie Mabayoje wrote:

> Corey Minyard wrote:
>
>  
>
> > BTW, I'm also working with the person who had the trouble with the I2C
> > non-blocking driver updates, but we haven't figured it out yet.
> > Hopefully soon.  (Though that has nothing to do with this patch.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Corey
> >
> >                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > The 1999 version of the DMI spec had a different configuration
> > than the newer versions for the IPMI configuration information.
> >    
>
> Are you referring to the System Management BIOS Reference Specification  version 2.3.1 16 March 1999?
>  
Yes, that is correct.

-Corey

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