Corey Minyard a9a2c44ff0 [PATCH] ipmi: add timer thread ...

We must poll for responses to commands when interrupts aren't in use.  The
default poll interval is based on using a kernel timer, which varies with HZ.
For character-based interfaces like KCS and SMIC though, that can be way too
slow (>15 minutes to flash a new firmware with KCS, >20 seconds to retrieve
the sensor list).

This creates a low-priority kernel thread to poll more often.  If the state
machine is idle, so is the kernel thread.  But if there's an active command,
it polls quite rapidly.  This decrease a firmware flash time from 15 minutes
to 1.5 minutes, and the sensor list time to 4.5 seconds, on a Dell PowerEdge
x8x system.

The timer-based polling remains, to ensure some amount of responsiveness even
under high user process CPU load.

Checking for a stopped timer at rmmod now uses atomics and del_timer_sync() to
ensure safe stoppage.

Signed-off-by: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

2005-11-07 07:53:44 -08:00

..

agp

[PATCH] fix remaining missing includes

2005-11-07 07:53:41 -08:00

drm

Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6

2005-11-01 21:49:07 -08:00

ftape

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

ip2

[PATCH] drivers/char: fix-up schedule_timeout() usage

2005-09-10 10:06:38 -07:00

ipmi

[PATCH] ipmi: add timer thread

2005-11-07 07:53:44 -08:00

mwave

[PATCH] fix missing includes

2005-10-30 17:37:32 -08:00

pcmcia

[PATCH] synclink_cs add statistics clear

2005-09-10 10:06:22 -07:00

rio

[PATCH] turn many #if $undefined_string into #ifdef $undefined_string

2005-07-27 16:26:08 -07:00

tpm

[PATCH] tpm: Fix lack of driver_unregister in init failcases

2005-11-07 07:53:36 -08:00

watchdog

[WATCHDOG] adds device_driver .owner field

2005-11-01 19:31:59 +01:00

.gitignore

Add some basic .gitignore files

2005-10-18 08:26:15 -07:00

amiserial.c

[PATCH] Remove unnecessary check_region references in comments

2005-09-13 08:22:29 -07:00

applicom.c

[PATCH] applicom: fix error handling

2005-09-10 10:06:25 -07:00

applicom.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

cd1865.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ChangeLog

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

consolemap.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

cp437.uni

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

cyclades.c

[PATCH] Typo fix: explictly -> explicitly

2005-10-30 17:37:20 -08:00

decserial.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

defkeymap.c_shipped

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

defkeymap.map

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

digi1.h

[PATCH] Clean up the old digi support and rescue it

2005-09-07 16:57:20 -07:00

digi.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

digiFep1.h

[PATCH] Clean up the old digi support and rescue it

2005-09-07 16:57:20 -07:00

digiPCI.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ds1286.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ds1302.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ds1620.c

[PATCH] char/ds1620: use msleep() instead of schedule_timeout()

2005-06-25 16:24:57 -07:00

dsp56k.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

dtlk.c

[PATCH] misc verify_area cleanups

2005-05-01 08:59:08 -07:00

ec3104_keyb.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

efirtc.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

epca.c

[PATCH] epca: update .owner field of struct pci_driver

2005-10-30 17:37:26 -08:00

epca.h

[PATCH] epca iomem annotations + several missing readw()

2005-09-16 10:38:10 -07:00

epcaconfig.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

esp.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

generic_nvram.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

generic_serial.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

genrtc.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

hangcheck-timer.c

[PATCH] CONFIG_IA32

2005-10-30 17:37:10 -08:00

hpet.c

[PATCH] hpet: hpet driver cleanups

2005-10-30 17:37:31 -08:00

hvc_console.c

[PATCH] hvc_console: start kernel thread before registering tty

2005-09-14 14:34:17 -07:00

hvc_vio.c

powerpc: don't duplicate name between vio_driver and device_driver

2005-10-24 15:42:12 +10:00

hvcs.c

powerpc: set the driver.owner field for all vio drivers

2005-10-24 16:59:13 +10:00

hvsi.c

[PATCH] hvc_console: Use hvc_get_chars in hvsi code

2005-07-07 18:23:40 -07:00

hw_random.c

[PATCH] drivers/char: fix-up schedule_timeout() usage

2005-09-10 10:06:38 -07:00

i8k.c

[PATCH] I8K: add new BIOS signatures

2005-06-25 16:24:25 -07:00

ip2.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ip2main.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

ip27-rtc.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

isicom.c

[PATCH] drivers/char/isicom.c: section fixes

2005-06-25 16:25:00 -07:00

istallion.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

ite_gpio.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

Kconfig

[PATCH] Telecom Clock Driver for MPCBL0010 ATCA computer blade

2005-10-30 17:37:25 -08:00

keyboard.c

Input: clean up whitespace and formatting in drivers/char/keyboard.c

2005-09-10 12:03:38 -05:00

lcd.c

Resurrect Cobalt support for 2.6.

2005-10-29 19:30:42 +01:00

lcd.h

Resurrect Cobalt support for 2.6.

2005-10-29 19:30:42 +01:00

lp.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

Makefile

[PATCH] Telecom Clock Driver for MPCBL0010 ATCA computer blade

2005-10-30 17:37:25 -08:00

mbcs.c

[IA64] mbcs_init() should give up unless running on sn2

2005-10-04 09:39:18 -07:00

mbcs.h

[PATCH] mbcs trivial user annotations

2005-05-04 07:33:13 -07:00

mem.c

Merge ../linux-2.6 by hand

2005-10-31 13:37:12 +11:00

misc.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

mmtimer.c

[IA64] Two more uses of cpuid_to_cnodeid() must go.

2005-09-15 17:00:10 -07:00

moxa.c

[SERIAL] Fix moxa tty driver name

2005-09-03 16:26:49 +01:00

mxser.c

[PATCH] serial moxa: fix wrong BUG

2005-11-07 07:53:36 -08:00

mxser.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

n_hdlc.c

[PATCH] Convert users to tty_unregister_ldisc()

2005-06-23 09:45:36 -07:00

n_r3964.c

[PATCH] n_r3964 mod_timer() fix

2005-10-17 17:03:57 -07:00

n_tty.c

[PATCH] gfp_t: remaining bits of drivers/*

2005-10-28 08:16:51 -07:00

nvram.c

[PATCH] ARM: Reverted 2921/1: Support for the RTC / nvram on the Comdial MP1000

2005-11-04 17:26:57 +00:00

nwbutton.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

nwbutton.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

nwflash.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ppdev.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

pty.c

[PATCH] pty_chars_in_buffer oops fix

2005-09-09 13:57:31 -07:00

qtronix.c

qtronix.c: Handle kmalloc failure.

2005-10-29 19:30:55 +01:00

qtronixmap.c_shipped

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

qtronixmap.map

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

random.c

[RANDOM]: Introduce secure_dccp_sequence_number

2005-08-29 15:49:40 -07:00

raw.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

riscom8_reg.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

riscom8.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

riscom8.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

rocket_int.h

[PATCH] drivers/char/rocket.c: cleanups

2005-06-25 16:25:04 -07:00

rocket.c

[PATCH] rocketport: make it work when statically linked into kernel

2005-10-30 17:37:27 -08:00

rocket.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

rtc.c

[RTC]: Use SA_SHIRQ in sparc specific code.

2005-09-05 23:33:05 -07:00

s3c2410-rtc.c

Create platform_device.h to contain all the platform device details.

2005-10-29 19:07:23 +01:00

scan_keyb.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

scan_keyb.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

scc.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

scx200_gpio.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

selection.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ser_a2232.c

[PATCH] Typo fix: dot after newline in printk strings

2005-10-30 17:37:20 -08:00

ser_a2232.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ser_a2232fw.ax

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

ser_a2232fw.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

serial167.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

snsc_event.c

[IA64-SGI] fix unaligned memory access in snsc_event.c

2005-08-15 14:17:49 -07:00

snsc.c

Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6

2005-10-28 21:09:26 -07:00

snsc.h

[IA64] Altix system controller event handling

2005-04-25 13:28:52 -07:00

sonypi.c

Create platform_device.h to contain all the platform device details.

2005-10-29 19:07:23 +01:00

specialix_io8.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

specialix.c

[PATCH] remove some more check_region stuff

2005-10-30 17:37:18 -08:00

stallion.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

sx.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

sx.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

sxboards.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

sxwindow.h

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

synclink.c

[PATCH] SyncLink adapters: updates .owner field of struct pci_driver

2005-10-30 17:37:26 -08:00

synclinkmp.c

[PATCH] SyncLink adapters: updates .owner field of struct pci_driver

2005-10-30 17:37:26 -08:00

sysrq.c

[PATCH] Update sysrq-B to use emergency_restart()

2005-07-26 14:35:43 -07:00

tb0219.c

Create platform_device.h to contain all the platform device details.

2005-10-29 19:07:23 +01:00

tipar.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

tlclk.c

[PATCH] tlclk build fix

2005-11-01 21:44:46 -08:00

toshiba.c

[PATCH] Toshiba driver cleanup

2005-06-25 16:24:24 -07:00

tty_io.c

[PATCH] reduce sizeof(struct file)

2005-10-30 17:37:19 -08:00

tty_ioctl.c

[PATCH] coverity: tty_ldisc_ref return null check

2005-06-28 21:20:34 -07:00

vc_screen.c

[PATCH] Driver Core: fix up all callers of class_device_create()

2005-10-28 09:52:52 -07:00

viocons.c

merge filename and modify references to iseries/vio.h

2005-11-02 15:13:57 +11:00

viotape.c

merge filename and modify references to iseries/vio.h

2005-11-02 15:13:57 +11:00

vme_scc.c

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

vr41xx_giu.c

Create platform_device.h to contain all the platform device details.

2005-10-29 19:07:23 +01:00

vr41xx_rtc.c

Create platform_device.h to contain all the platform device details.

2005-10-29 19:07:23 +01:00

vt_ioctl.c

[PATCH] Only disallow _setting_ of function key string

2005-11-07 07:53:39 -08:00

vt.c

[PATCH] vc: Use correct size on buffer copy in vc_resize

2005-09-15 08:24:09 -07:00