From: Jean Delvare <khali@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: shubhada pugaonkar <shubhp2k@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; corentin.labbe <corentin.labbe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: smbus-arp module
Please don't top-post.
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:25:06 -0700 (PDT), shubhada pugaonkar wrote:
> It would be great if I could use that code for testing.
>
> One question:
> I dont see any of the drivers having ARP support, does that mean all the smbus controllers have ARP implemented in HW?
> I looked at intel 82801 smbus controller (thats what I have) datasheet but the ARP support is nowhere to be seen. Does anyone
> know any smbus host controllers chip (or specific server) with HW smbus ARP?
>>I did not dig the matter too much yet but my understanding is that bus
>>controllers (and thus their drivers) don't have to care about ARP at
>>all. It is implemented in hardware on the slave side but in software on
>>the host side, as there is nothing the bus controller can do with the
>>information anyway.
To: shubhada pugaonkar <shubhp2k@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; corentin.labbe <corentin.labbe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: smbus-arp module
Please don't top-post.
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:25:06 -0700 (PDT), shubhada pugaonkar wrote:
> It would be great if I could use that code for testing.
>
> One question:
> I dont see any of the drivers having ARP support, does that mean all the smbus controllers have ARP implemented in HW?
> I looked at intel 82801 smbus controller (thats what I have) datasheet but the ARP support is nowhere to be seen. Does anyone
> know any smbus host controllers chip (or specific server) with HW smbus ARP?
>>I did not dig the matter too much yet but my understanding is that bus
>>controllers (and thus their drivers) don't have to care about ARP at
>>all. It is implemented in hardware on the slave side but in software on
>>the host side, as there is nothing the bus controller can do with the
>>information anyway.
If I interpreted this correctly this means I have to rely on OS support. I can try this in Windows machine and see if my slave responds to enumeration.
Meanwhile Corentin, can you also give me the Linux code which I can try?
Thanks
SP
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Jean Delvare
Jean Delvare
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