[linux-yocto] [PATCH 0/5] [linux-yocto-3.10] Update meta for Romley platform configuration

[Kamble, Nitin A]

On 5/15/2014 12:22 PM, wei.sern.chan at intel.com wrote:
> From: Chan Wei Sern <wei.sern.chan at intel.com>
>
> Hi All,
>
> This is a patch series targetting linux-yocto-3.10:meta branch.
>
> This is a patch series that consist of below:
> 1. Removed using of common-pc-64.scc from romley.
> 2. Start using ktypes/standard/standard.scc for romley platforms to align with YP1.6
>     Intel common kernel.
> 3. Add back RTC configuration for romley after changing from common-pc-64.scc
>     to standard.scc.
> 4. Add back USB HID configuration for romley after changing from common-pc-64.scc
>     to standard.scc.
> 5. Due to not all platform's BIOS comes ready with AMT/MEI firmware. So will change
The issue here is not of missing firmware, but of broken MEI firmware on 
the target. It is actually a hardware/fimware issue which we are trying 
to deal with in the OS.
>     CONFIG_INTEL_MEI_ME from built-in driver to as module driver. This will then
>     make possible for appending this driver on /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist to allow
>     Romley to reboot without issue.
>     ( Will place a note on the README to mention that user has to append
>       on /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist to make the reboot happened ).
This need be done in a custon recipe for the BSP, instead of mentioning 
in the README.

>
>
> For this patch series, I have done below:-
> 1. Build smoothly and boot test on romley.
> 2. Boot test on Romley via USB drive and SATA.
> 3. Confirm all the IO drivers are loaded propperly.
> 4. Confirm reboot issue is solved.
Did just converting to modules solved the issue? Or blacklisting of the 
MEI module was also needed?

Thanks,
Nitin

>
> Thanks.
> Regards,
> Chan Wei Sern
> The following changes since commit d07bc7ba4ff00ddcd77db1026a63c327b81a35d8:
>
>    meta: crystalforest: included USB HID configuration (2014-05-12 16:47:35 -0400)
>
> are available in the git repository at:
>
>    git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-contrib wchan9/romley-common-meta
>    http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/linux-yocto-contrib/log/?h=wchan9/romley-common-meta
>
> Sreeju Selvaraj (4):
>    meta: romley: removed using of common-pc-64.scc
>    meta: romley: added power management
>    meta: romley: included USB HID Configuration
>    meta: romley: included RTC configuration
>
> Sreeju Slevaraj (1):
>    mei.cfg: configure Intel MEI driver as module
>
>   meta/cfg/kernel-cache/bsp/romley/romley-preempt-rt.scc |    1 -
>   meta/cfg/kernel-cache/bsp/romley/romley-standard.scc   |    3 +--
>   meta/cfg/kernel-cache/bsp/romley/romley.cfg            |    4 ++++
>   meta/cfg/kernel-cache/bsp/romley/romley.scc            |    3 +++
>   meta/cfg/kernel-cache/features/amt/mei/mei.cfg         |    2 +-
>   5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>