[PATCH v2 2/2] powerpc/rtas_flash: New return code to indicate FW entitlement expiry

Vasant Hegde hegdevasant at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Wed Apr 24 00:22:22 EST 2013


Add new return code to rtas_flash to indicate firmware entitlement
expiry. Strictly we don't need this update. But to keep it in sync
with PAPR, this was added.

Signed-off-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth at in.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Vasant Hegde <hegdevasant at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
index bc97a21..a3e4034 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
  * T side will be updated with a downlevel image
  */
 #define VALIDATE_TMP_UPDATE_DL 6
+/*
+ * The candidate image's release date is later than the system's firmware
+ * service entitlement date - service warranty period has expired
+ */
+#define VALIDATE_OUT_OF_WRNTY  7

 /* ibm,manage-flash-image operation tokens */
 #define RTAS_REJECT_TMP_IMG   0



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