IBM Real-Time "SMI Free" mode driver -v7
After a period of RFC for this driver, I think it is ready
for inclusion in the platform-driver-x86 tree, hopefully to
be staged in the next merge window into Linus's tree.
--Vernon
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IBM Real-Time "SMI Free" mode driver
This driver supports the Real-Time Linux (RTL) BIOS feature.
The RTL feature allows non-fatal System Management Interrupts
(SMIs) to be disabled on supported IBM platforms and is
intended to be coupled with a user-space daemon to monitor
the hardware in a way that can be prioritized and scheduled
to better suit the requirements for the system.
The Device is presented as a special "_RTL_" table to the OS
in the Extended BIOS Data Area. There is a simple protocol
for entering and exiting the mode at runtime. This driver
creates a simple sysfs interface to allow a simple entry and
exit from RTL mode in the UFI/BIOS.
Since the driver is specific to IBM SystemX hardware (x86-
based servers) it only builds on x86 builds. To reduce the
risk of loading on the wrong hardware, the module uses DMI
information and checks a list of servers that are known to
work.
Signed-off-by: Vernon Mauery <vernux@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com>
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index 91e431b..faec777 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -615,6 +615,22 @@
functionality. If in doubt, say Y here; it will only load on
supported platforms.
+config IBM_RTL
+ tristate "Device driver to enable PRTL support"
+ depends on X86 && PCI
+ ---help---
+ Enable support for IBM Premium Real Time Mode (PRTM).
+ This module will allow you the enter and exit PRTM in the BIOS via
+ sysfs on platforms that support this feature. System in PRTM will
+ not receive CPU-generated SMIs for recoverable errors. Use of this
+ feature without proper support may void your hardware warranty.
+
+ If the proper BIOS support is found the driver will load and create
+ /sys/devices/system/ibm_rtl/. The "state" variable will indicate
+ whether or not the BIOS is in PRTM.
+ state = 0 (BIOS SMIs on)
+ state = 1 (BIOS SMIs off)
+
config XO1_RFKILL
tristate "OLPC XO-1 software RF kill switch"
depends on OLPC