Re: [PATCH] powerpc/pseries: read the lpar name from the firmware

[Laurent Dufour]

On 01/12/2021, 16:30:29, Nathan Lynch wrote:
> Laurent Dufour <ldufour@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> The LPAR name may be changed after the LPAR has been started in the HMC.
>> In that case lparstat command is not reporting the updated value because it
>> reads it from the device tree which is read at boot time.
> Could lparstat be changed to make the appropriate get-system-parameter
> call via librtas, avoiding a kernel change?

You're right, I could do that directly in lparstat without changes in the
kernel.

Thanks,
Laurent.