Hi Guenter, On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 7:49 AM Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 01:13:50PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote: > > The following error can be observed at boot: > > [ 3.717920] ACPI Error: No handler for Region [SYSI] (00000000ab9e62c5) [IPMI] (20230628/evregion-130) > > [ 3.717928] ACPI Error: Region IPMI (ID=7) has no handler (20230628/exfldio-261) > > > > [ 3.717936] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_GHL] > > > > [ 3.717938] No Arguments are initialized for method [_GHL] > > > > [ 3.717940] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PMI0._GHL due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20230628/psparse-529) > > [ 3.717949] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PMI0._PMC due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20230628/psparse-529) > > [ 3.717957] ACPI: \_SB_.PMI0: _PMC evaluation failed: AE_NOT_EXIST > > > > On Dell systems several methods of acpi_power_meter access variables in > > IPMI region [0], so request module 'ipmi_si' which will load 'acpi_ipmi' > > and install the region handler accordingly. > > > > [0] https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/redhat-enterprise-linux-v8.0/rhel8_rn_pub/advanced-configuration-and-power-interface-acpi-error-messages-displayed-in-dmesg?guid=guid-0d5ae482-1977-42cf-b417-3ed5c3f5ee62 > > > > Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c | 2 ++ > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c > > index 703666b95bf4..b9db53166bc9 100644 > > --- a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c > > +++ b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c > > @@ -882,6 +882,8 @@ static int acpi_power_meter_add(struct acpi_device *device) > > strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_POWER_METER_DEVICE_NAME); > > strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_POWER_METER_CLASS); > > device->driver_data = resource; > > + if (dmi_match(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc.")) > > + request_module("ipmi_si"); > > > > This looks like a terrible hack to me. Is there precedent of similar hacks > elsewhere showing that this is the "way to go" ? Yes it's ugly. The error happens in the ACPI ASL code, so it's not possible to know if any method of apci_power_meter requires IPMI region. I really can't think of any better solution for it. Kai-Heng > > Guenter > > > res = read_capabilities(resource); > > if (res) > > -- > > 2.34.1 > >
