[Skiboot] [PATCH 0/5] CAPI disabling support for kexec/fast reboot

Andrew Donnellan andrew.donnellan at au1.ibm.com
Tue Jan 3 15:44:27 AEDT 2017


On 06/12/16 18:16, Andrew Donnellan wrote:
> This series implements support for switching a PHB from CAPI mode back to
> regular PCIe mode during a complete reset. The SCOM sequences have been
> derived through a mix of advice from other IBMers, reading through various
> internal workbooks, and trial and error.
>
> This has only been lightly tested - I've kexec-ed/fast rebooted quite a few
> times with no real problems, and I've run some basic CAPI tests that don't
> seem to fail too much more than they normally fail. As this procedure
> involves forcing the CAPP into recovery, we do see a lot of HMIs but as far
> as I'm aware they're harmless and there's not much we can really do about
> them.

Some review on this would be great :)

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Andrew Donnellan              OzLabs, ADL Canberra
andrew.donnellan at au1.ibm.com  IBM Australia Limited



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