Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757329AbYGIOim (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:38:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756512AbYGIOi0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:38:26 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:1134 "EHLO spitz.ucw.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756202AbYGIOiZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:38:25 -0400 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:41:45 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: David Altobelli Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, greg@kroah.com, tony.camuso@hp.com Subject: Re: [PATCH][v5] HP iLO driver Message-ID: <20080708144145.GB8694@ucw.cz> References: <20080702153853.GA18049@ldl.fc.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080702153853.GA18049@ldl.fc.hp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 814 Lines: 20 On Wed 2008-07-02 09:38:53, David Altobelli wrote: > A driver for the HP iLO/iLO2 management processor, which allows userspace > programs to query the management processor. Programs can open a channel > to the device (/dev/hpilo/dXccbN), and use this to send/receive queries. No. It allows proprietary HP app to talk to management processor. Other programs can't use it because you did not document the interface. Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/