[PATCH 18/23] ipmi:si: Rework startup of IPMI devices

From: Corey Minyard
Date: Thu Apr 24 2025 - 12:54:07 EST


It is possible in some situations that IPMI devices won't get started up
properly. This change makes it so all non-duplicate devices will get
started up.

Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 062f92cace24..8837f85f2d77 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2095,9 +2095,18 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
return rv;
}

+/*
+ * Devices in the same address space at the same address are the same.
+ */
+static bool __init ipmi_smi_info_same(struct smi_info *e1, struct smi_info *e2)
+{
+ return (e1->io.addr_space == e2->io.addr_space &&
+ e1->io.addr_data == e2->io.addr_data);
+}
+
static int __init init_ipmi_si(void)
{
- struct smi_info *e;
+ struct smi_info *e, *e2;
enum ipmi_addr_src type = SI_INVALID;

if (initialized)
@@ -2113,37 +2122,70 @@ static int __init init_ipmi_si(void)

ipmi_si_parisc_init();

- /* We prefer devices with interrupts, but in the case of a machine
- with multiple BMCs we assume that there will be several instances
- of a given type so if we succeed in registering a type then also
- try to register everything else of the same type */
mutex_lock(&smi_infos_lock);
+
+ /*
+ * Scan through all the devices. We prefer devices with
+ * interrupts, so go through those first in case there are any
+ * duplicates that don't have the interrupt set.
+ */
list_for_each_entry(e, &smi_infos, link) {
- /* Try to register a device if it has an IRQ and we either
- haven't successfully registered a device yet or this
- device has the same type as one we successfully registered */
- if (e->io.irq && (!type || e->io.addr_source == type)) {
- if (!try_smi_init(e)) {
- type = e->io.addr_source;
+ bool dup = false;
+
+ /* Register ones with interrupts first. */
+ if (!e->io.irq)
+ continue;
+
+ /*
+ * Go through the ones we have already seen to see if this
+ * is a dup.
+ */
+ list_for_each_entry(e2, &smi_infos, link) {
+ if (e2 == e)
+ break;
+ if (e2->io.irq && ipmi_smi_info_same(e, e2)) {
+ dup = true;
+ break;
}
}
+ if (!dup)
+ try_smi_init(e);
}

- /* type will only have been set if we successfully registered an si */
- if (type)
- goto skip_fallback_noirq;
+ /*
+ * Now try devices without interrupts.
+ */
+ list_for_each_entry(e, &smi_infos, link) {
+ bool dup = false;

- /* Fall back to the preferred device */
+ if (e->io.irq)
+ continue;

- list_for_each_entry(e, &smi_infos, link) {
- if (!e->io.irq && (!type || e->io.addr_source == type)) {
- if (!try_smi_init(e)) {
- type = e->io.addr_source;
+ /*
+ * Go through the ones we have already seen to see if
+ * this is a dup. We have already looked at the ones
+ * with interrupts.
+ */
+ list_for_each_entry(e2, &smi_infos, link) {
+ if (!e2->io.irq)
+ continue;
+ if (ipmi_smi_info_same(e, e2)) {
+ dup = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ list_for_each_entry(e2, &smi_infos, link) {
+ if (e2 == e)
+ break;
+ if (ipmi_smi_info_same(e, e2)) {
+ dup = true;
+ break;
}
}
+ if (!dup)
+ try_smi_init(e);
}

-skip_fallback_noirq:
initialized = true;
mutex_unlock(&smi_infos_lock);

--
2.43.0