From: Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@hpe.com>
To: dan.j.williams@intel.com
Cc: linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/10] nvdimm: Add an IOCTL pass thru for DSM calls
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:39:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160329203928.GA37367@tevye.fc.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1458583367.git.jerry.hoemann@hpe.com>
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 01:37:00PM -0600, Jerry Hoemann wrote:
>
> The NVDIMM code in the kernel supports an IOCTL interface to user
> space based upon the Intel Example DSM:
>
[...]
> Changes in version 8:
> ---------------------
> 1. augmented family_to_uuid() to return uuid. This to address bug
> in prior version where acpi_nfit_ctl wasn't updating uuid
> with value associated with command family.
>
> 2. patch 0006 changes name of nvdimm_bus_descriptor.dsm_mask to .cmd_mask
>
> 3. patch 0008 adds field cmd_ioctl if kernel supports full ioctl
> as with Intel example dsm.
>
> 4. patch 0009 make determination if kernel supports the full
> cmd_ioctl for that dsm. Updates the commands_show function
> to invert the sense of display of commands. All dsm support
> pass-thru, only the Intel Example DSM supports the full
> ioctl interface.
>
> 5. patch 0010 adds explicit ioctl interface to return command mask.
> This was done in part to avoid "unknown" command in sysfs.
>
>
>
Dan,
Have you had a chance to look at this version?
Thanks,
Jerry
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Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-21 19:37 [PATCH v8 00/10] nvdimm: Add an IOCTL pass thru for DSM calls Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 01/10] ACPI / util: Fix acpi_evaluate_dsm() argument type Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 02/10] nvdimm: Add wrapper for IOCTL pass thru Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-11 18:21 ` Dan Williams
2016-04-11 23:16 ` Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-11 23:23 ` Dan Williams
2016-04-12 0:19 ` Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-12 0:27 ` Dan Williams
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 03/10] nvdimm: Increase max envelope size for IOCTL Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 04/10] nvdimm: Add UUIDs Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-11 18:25 ` Dan Williams
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 05/10] nvdimm: Add IOCTL pass thru functions Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-11 19:15 ` Dan Williams
2016-04-11 23:43 ` Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-12 0:18 ` Dan Williams
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 06/10] libnvdimm: nvdimm_bus_descriptor field name change Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 07/10] tools/testing/nvdimm: 'call_dsm' support Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 08/10] nvdimm: command ioctl support Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-21 19:37 ` [PATCH v8 09/10] nvdimm: sysfs shows which dsm support full command ioctl Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-11 21:43 ` Dan Williams
2016-04-11 23:58 ` Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-12 0:30 ` Dan Williams
2016-04-12 21:41 ` Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-12 22:05 ` Dan Williams
2016-04-14 22:58 ` Jerry Hoemann
2016-04-15 2:49 ` Dan Williams
2016-03-21 20:55 ` [PATCH v8 10/10] nvdimm: Add ioctl to return command mask Jerry Hoemann
2016-03-29 20:39 ` Jerry Hoemann [this message]
2016-04-11 22:19 ` [PATCH v8 00/10] nvdimm: Add an IOCTL pass thru for DSM calls Dan Williams
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