ACK: [PATCH] opal/prd_info: Improve message when libfdt not installed

Colin Ian King colin.king at canonical.com
Tue Jul 12 19:54:44 UTC 2016


On 12/07/16 20:53, Deb McLemore wrote:
> When running prd_info the device tree validation may
> not succeed due to functional problems or lack of
> proper setup and tools.  This patch will improve
> the usability by suggesting methods to diagnose
> the problem.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Deb McLemore <debmc at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  src/opal/prd_info.c | 11 +++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/opal/prd_info.c b/src/opal/prd_info.c
> index 537d1ed..bdbfb9d 100644
> --- a/src/opal/prd_info.c
> +++ b/src/opal/prd_info.c
> @@ -200,8 +200,15 @@ static int prd_info_init(fwts_framework *fw)
>  		}
>  #endif
>  	} else {
> -		fwts_log_info(fw, "The OPAL PRD device tree node"
> -			" is not present so skipping test");
> +		fwts_log_info(fw, "The OPAL PRD device tree node is not"
> +			" able to be detected so skipping the prd_info"
> +			" test.  There may be tools missing such as"
> +			" libfdt-dev or dtc, check that the packages"
> +			" are installed and re-build if needed."
> +			" If this condition persists try running the"
> +			" dt_base test to further diagnose. If dt_base"
> +			" test is not available this is probably a"
> +			" setup problem.");
>  		return FWTS_SKIP;
>  	}
>  
> 
Acked-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king at canonical.com>



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