Merge branch 'sched/urgent' into sched/core, to avoid conflicts

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

5 files changed, 251 insertions, 152 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
index 0baa8fab4ea7..db1c9b7adaa6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ config IPMI_SI
 	 Currently, only KCS and SMIC are supported.  If
 	 you are using IPMI, you should probably say "y" here.
 
+config IPMI_SI_PROBE_DEFAULTS
+       bool 'Probe for all possible IPMI system interfaces by default'
+       default n
+       depends on IPMI_SI
+       help
+	 Modern systems will usually expose IPMI interfaces via a discoverable
+	 firmware mechanism such as ACPI or DMI. Older systems do not, and so
+	 the driver is forced to probe hardware manually. This may cause boot
+	 delays. Say "n" here to disable this manual probing. IPMI will then
+	 only be available on older systems if the "ipmi_si_intf.trydefaults=1"
+	 boot argument is passed.
+
 config IPMI_WATCHDOG
        tristate 'IPMI Watchdog Timer'
        help
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c
index f5e4cd7617f6..61e71616689b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_bt_sm.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static inline void write_all_bytes(struct si_sm_data *bt)
 
 static inline int read_all_bytes(struct si_sm_data *bt)
 {
-	unsigned char i;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * length is "framing info", minimum = 4: NetFn, Seq, Cmd, cCode.
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
index 6a4bdc18955a..8c25f596808a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_kcs_sm.c
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@ static inline int check_obf(struct si_sm_data *kcs, unsigned char status,
 	if (!GET_STATUS_OBF(status)) {
 		kcs->obf_timeout -= time;
 		if (kcs->obf_timeout < 0) {
-		    start_error_recovery(kcs, "OBF not ready in time");
-		    return 1;
+			kcs->obf_timeout = OBF_RETRY_TIMEOUT;
+			start_error_recovery(kcs, "OBF not ready in time");
+			return 1;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index ec4e10fcf1a5..e6db9381b2c7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static struct ipmi_recv_msg *ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(void);
 static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void);
 static void smi_recv_tasklet(unsigned long);
 static void handle_new_recv_msgs(ipmi_smi_t intf);
+static void need_waiter(ipmi_smi_t intf);
 
 static int initialized;
 
@@ -73,14 +74,28 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_ipmi_root;
  */
 #define MAX_MSG_TIMEOUT		60000
 
+/* Call every ~1000 ms. */
+#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME	1000
+
+/* How many jiffies does it take to get to the timeout time. */
+#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES	((IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME * HZ) / 1000)
+
+/*
+ * Request events from the queue every second (this is the number of
+ * IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIMES between event requests).  Hopefully, in the
+ * future, IPMI will add a way to know immediately if an event is in
+ * the queue and this silliness can go away.
+ */
+#define IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME	(1000 / (IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME))
+
 /*
  * The main "user" data structure.
  */
 struct ipmi_user {
 	struct list_head link;
 
-	/* Set to "0" when the user is destroyed. */
-	int valid;
+	/* Set to false when the user is destroyed. */
+	bool valid;
 
 	struct kref refcount;
 
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ struct ipmi_user {
 	ipmi_smi_t intf;
 
 	/* Does this interface receive IPMI events? */
-	int gets_events;
+	bool gets_events;
 };
 
 struct cmd_rcvr {
@@ -383,6 +398,9 @@ struct ipmi_smi {
 	unsigned int     waiting_events_count; /* How many events in queue? */
 	char             delivering_events;
 	char             event_msg_printed;
+	atomic_t         event_waiters;
+	unsigned int     ticks_to_req_ev;
+	int              last_needs_timer;
 
 	/*
 	 * The event receiver for my BMC, only really used at panic
@@ -395,7 +413,7 @@ struct ipmi_smi {
 
 	/* For handling of maintenance mode. */
 	int maintenance_mode;
-	int maintenance_mode_enable;
+	bool maintenance_mode_enable;
 	int auto_maintenance_timeout;
 	spinlock_t maintenance_mode_lock; /* Used in a timer... */
 
@@ -451,7 +469,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(smi_watchers);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smi_watchers_mutex);
 
-
 #define ipmi_inc_stat(intf, stat) \
 	atomic_inc(&(intf)->stats[IPMI_STAT_ ## stat])
 #define ipmi_get_stat(intf, stat) \
@@ -772,6 +789,7 @@ static int intf_next_seq(ipmi_smi_t           intf,
 		*seq = i;
 		*seqid = intf->seq_table[i].seqid;
 		intf->curr_seq = (i+1)%IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ;
+		need_waiter(intf);
 	} else {
 		rv = -EAGAIN;
 	}
@@ -941,7 +959,7 @@ int ipmi_create_user(unsigned int          if_num,
 	new_user->handler = handler;
 	new_user->handler_data = handler_data;
 	new_user->intf = intf;
-	new_user->gets_events = 0;
+	new_user->gets_events = false;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(intf->handlers->owner)) {
 		rv = -ENODEV;
@@ -962,10 +980,15 @@ int ipmi_create_user(unsigned int          if_num,
 	 */
 	mutex_unlock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
 
-	new_user->valid = 1;
+	new_user->valid = true;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
 	list_add_rcu(&new_user->link, &intf->users);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
+	if (handler->ipmi_watchdog_pretimeout) {
+		/* User wants pretimeouts, so make sure to watch for them. */
+		if (atomic_inc_return(&intf->event_waiters) == 1)
+			need_waiter(intf);
+	}
 	*user = new_user;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1019,7 +1042,13 @@ int ipmi_destroy_user(ipmi_user_t user)
 	struct cmd_rcvr  *rcvr;
 	struct cmd_rcvr  *rcvrs = NULL;
 
-	user->valid = 0;
+	user->valid = false;
+
+	if (user->handler->ipmi_watchdog_pretimeout)
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
+
+	if (user->gets_events)
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
 
 	/* Remove the user from the interface's sequence table. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
@@ -1155,25 +1184,23 @@ int ipmi_set_maintenance_mode(ipmi_user_t user, int mode)
 	if (intf->maintenance_mode != mode) {
 		switch (mode) {
 		case IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_AUTO:
-			intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
 			intf->maintenance_mode_enable
 				= (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0);
 			break;
 
 		case IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_OFF:
-			intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
-			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 0;
+			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = false;
 			break;
 
 		case IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_ON:
-			intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
-			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 1;
+			intf->maintenance_mode_enable = true;
 			break;
 
 		default:
 			rv = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
+		intf->maintenance_mode = mode;
 
 		maintenance_mode_update(intf);
 	}
@@ -1184,7 +1211,7 @@ int ipmi_set_maintenance_mode(ipmi_user_t user, int mode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipmi_set_maintenance_mode);
 
-int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, int val)
+int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, bool val)
 {
 	unsigned long        flags;
 	ipmi_smi_t           intf = user->intf;
@@ -1194,8 +1221,18 @@ int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, int val)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msgs);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->events_lock, flags);
+	if (user->gets_events == val)
+		goto out;
+
 	user->gets_events = val;
 
+	if (val) {
+		if (atomic_inc_return(&intf->event_waiters) == 1)
+			need_waiter(intf);
+	} else {
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
+	}
+
 	if (intf->delivering_events)
 		/*
 		 * Another thread is delivering events for this, so
@@ -1289,6 +1326,9 @@ int ipmi_register_for_cmd(ipmi_user_t   user,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&intf->event_waiters) == 1)
+		need_waiter(intf);
+
 	list_add_rcu(&rcvr->link, &intf->cmd_rcvrs);
 
  out_unlock:
@@ -1330,6 +1370,7 @@ int ipmi_unregister_for_cmd(ipmi_user_t   user,
 	mutex_unlock(&intf->cmd_rcvrs_mutex);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	while (rcvrs) {
+		atomic_dec(&intf->event_waiters);
 		rcvr = rcvrs;
 		rcvrs = rcvr->next;
 		kfree(rcvr);
@@ -1535,7 +1576,7 @@ static int i_ipmi_request(ipmi_user_t          user,
 				= IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_TIMEOUT;
 			if (!intf->maintenance_mode
 			    && !intf->maintenance_mode_enable) {
-				intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 1;
+				intf->maintenance_mode_enable = true;
 				maintenance_mode_update(intf);
 			}
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock,
@@ -2876,6 +2917,8 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 		     (unsigned long) intf);
 	atomic_set(&intf->watchdog_pretimeouts_to_deliver, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&intf->events_lock);
+	atomic_set(&intf->event_waiters, 0);
+	intf->ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&intf->waiting_events);
 	intf->waiting_events_count = 0;
 	mutex_init(&intf->cmd_rcvrs_mutex);
@@ -3965,7 +4008,8 @@ smi_from_recv_msg(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct ipmi_recv_msg *recv_msg,
 
 static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 			      struct list_head *timeouts, long timeout_period,
-			      int slot, unsigned long *flags)
+			      int slot, unsigned long *flags,
+			      unsigned int *waiting_msgs)
 {
 	struct ipmi_recv_msg     *msg;
 	struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers;
@@ -3977,8 +4021,10 @@ static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 		return;
 
 	ent->timeout -= timeout_period;
-	if (ent->timeout > 0)
+	if (ent->timeout > 0) {
+		(*waiting_msgs)++;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (ent->retries_left == 0) {
 		/* The message has used all its retries. */
@@ -3995,6 +4041,8 @@ static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 		struct ipmi_smi_msg *smi_msg;
 		/* More retries, send again. */
 
+		(*waiting_msgs)++;
+
 		/*
 		 * Start with the max timer, set to normal timer after
 		 * the message is sent.
@@ -4040,117 +4088,118 @@ static void check_msg_timeout(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct seq_table *ent,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ipmi_timeout_handler(long timeout_period)
+static unsigned int ipmi_timeout_handler(ipmi_smi_t intf, long timeout_period)
 {
-	ipmi_smi_t           intf;
 	struct list_head     timeouts;
 	struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg, *msg2;
 	unsigned long        flags;
 	int                  i;
+	unsigned int         waiting_msgs = 0;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(intf, &ipmi_interfaces, link) {
-		tasklet_schedule(&intf->recv_tasklet);
-
-		/*
-		 * Go through the seq table and find any messages that
-		 * have timed out, putting them in the timeouts
-		 * list.
-		 */
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&timeouts);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
-		for (i = 0; i < IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ; i++)
-			check_msg_timeout(intf, &(intf->seq_table[i]),
-					  &timeouts, timeout_period, i,
-					  &flags);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
+	/*
+	 * Go through the seq table and find any messages that
+	 * have timed out, putting them in the timeouts
+	 * list.
+	 */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&timeouts);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
+	for (i = 0; i < IPMI_IPMB_NUM_SEQ; i++)
+		check_msg_timeout(intf, &(intf->seq_table[i]),
+				  &timeouts, timeout_period, i,
+				  &flags, &waiting_msgs);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->seq_lock, flags);
 
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, msg2, &timeouts, link)
-			deliver_err_response(msg, IPMI_TIMEOUT_COMPLETION_CODE);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, msg2, &timeouts, link)
+		deliver_err_response(msg, IPMI_TIMEOUT_COMPLETION_CODE);
 
-		/*
-		 * Maintenance mode handling.  Check the timeout
-		 * optimistically before we claim the lock.  It may
-		 * mean a timeout gets missed occasionally, but that
-		 * only means the timeout gets extended by one period
-		 * in that case.  No big deal, and it avoids the lock
-		 * most of the time.
-		 */
+	/*
+	 * Maintenance mode handling.  Check the timeout
+	 * optimistically before we claim the lock.  It may
+	 * mean a timeout gets missed occasionally, but that
+	 * only means the timeout gets extended by one period
+	 * in that case.  No big deal, and it avoids the lock
+	 * most of the time.
+	 */
+	if (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock, flags);
 		if (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock, flags);
-			if (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout > 0) {
-				intf->auto_maintenance_timeout
-					-= timeout_period;
-				if (!intf->maintenance_mode
-				    && (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout <= 0)) {
-					intf->maintenance_mode_enable = 0;
-					maintenance_mode_update(intf);
-				}
+			intf->auto_maintenance_timeout
+				-= timeout_period;
+			if (!intf->maintenance_mode
+			    && (intf->auto_maintenance_timeout <= 0)) {
+				intf->maintenance_mode_enable = false;
+				maintenance_mode_update(intf);
 			}
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock,
-					       flags);
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&intf->maintenance_mode_lock,
+				       flags);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	tasklet_schedule(&intf->recv_tasklet);
+
+	return waiting_msgs;
 }
 
-static void ipmi_request_event(void)
+static void ipmi_request_event(ipmi_smi_t intf)
 {
-	ipmi_smi_t               intf;
 	struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	/*
-	 * Called from the timer, no need to check if handlers is
-	 * valid.
-	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(intf, &ipmi_interfaces, link) {
-		/* No event requests when in maintenance mode. */
-		if (intf->maintenance_mode_enable)
-			continue;
+	/* No event requests when in maintenance mode. */
+	if (intf->maintenance_mode_enable)
+		return;
 
-		handlers = intf->handlers;
-		if (handlers)
-			handlers->request_events(intf->send_info);
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	handlers = intf->handlers;
+	if (handlers)
+		handlers->request_events(intf->send_info);
 }
 
 static struct timer_list ipmi_timer;
 
-/* Call every ~1000 ms. */
-#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME	1000
-
-/* How many jiffies does it take to get to the timeout time. */
-#define IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES	((IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME * HZ) / 1000)
-
-/*
- * Request events from the queue every second (this is the number of
- * IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIMES between event requests).  Hopefully, in the
- * future, IPMI will add a way to know immediately if an event is in
- * the queue and this silliness can go away.
- */
-#define IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME	(1000 / (IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME))
-
 static atomic_t stop_operation;
-static unsigned int ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
 
 static void ipmi_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
+	ipmi_smi_t intf;
+	int nt = 0;
+
 	if (atomic_read(&stop_operation))
 		return;
 
-	ticks_to_req_ev--;
-	if (ticks_to_req_ev == 0) {
-		ipmi_request_event();
-		ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
-	}
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(intf, &ipmi_interfaces, link) {
+		int lnt = 0;
+
+		if (atomic_read(&intf->event_waiters)) {
+			intf->ticks_to_req_ev--;
+			if (intf->ticks_to_req_ev == 0) {
+				ipmi_request_event(intf);
+				intf->ticks_to_req_ev = IPMI_REQUEST_EV_TIME;
+			}
+			lnt++;
+		}
 
-	ipmi_timeout_handler(IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME);
+		lnt += ipmi_timeout_handler(intf, IPMI_TIMEOUT_TIME);
 
-	mod_timer(&ipmi_timer, jiffies + IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+		lnt = !!lnt;
+		if (lnt != intf->last_needs_timer &&
+					intf->handlers->set_need_watch)
+			intf->handlers->set_need_watch(intf->send_info, lnt);
+		intf->last_needs_timer = lnt;
+
+		nt += lnt;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (nt)
+		mod_timer(&ipmi_timer, jiffies + IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
 }
 
+static void need_waiter(ipmi_smi_t intf)
+{
+	/* Racy, but worst case we start the timer twice. */
+	if (!timer_pending(&ipmi_timer))
+		mod_timer(&ipmi_timer, jiffies + IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+}
 
 static atomic_t smi_msg_inuse_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static atomic_t recv_msg_inuse_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 0f20d3646a46..5d665680ae33 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ struct smi_info {
 	unsigned char       msg_flags;
 
 	/* Does the BMC have an event buffer? */
-	char		    has_event_buffer;
+	bool		    has_event_buffer;
 
 	/*
 	 * If set to true, this will request events the next time the
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct smi_info {
 	 * call.  Generally used after a panic to make sure stuff goes
 	 * out.
 	 */
-	int                 run_to_completion;
+	bool                run_to_completion;
 
 	/* The I/O port of an SI interface. */
 	int                 port;
@@ -248,19 +248,25 @@ struct smi_info {
 	/* The timer for this si. */
 	struct timer_list   si_timer;
 
+	/* This flag is set, if the timer is running (timer_pending() isn't enough) */
+	bool		    timer_running;
+
 	/* The time (in jiffies) the last timeout occurred at. */
 	unsigned long       last_timeout_jiffies;
 
 	/* Used to gracefully stop the timer without race conditions. */
 	atomic_t            stop_operation;
 
+	/* Are we waiting for the events, pretimeouts, received msgs? */
+	atomic_t            need_watch;
+
 	/*
 	 * The driver will disable interrupts when it gets into a
 	 * situation where it cannot handle messages due to lack of
 	 * memory.  Once that situation clears up, it will re-enable
 	 * interrupts.
 	 */
-	int interrupt_disabled;
+	bool interrupt_disabled;
 
 	/* From the get device id response... */
 	struct ipmi_device_id device_id;
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ struct smi_info {
 	 * True if we allocated the device, false if it came from
 	 * someplace else (like PCI).
 	 */
-	int dev_registered;
+	bool dev_registered;
 
 	/* Slave address, could be reported from DMI. */
 	unsigned char slave_addr;
@@ -297,19 +303,19 @@ struct smi_info {
 static int force_kipmid[SI_MAX_PARMS];
 static int num_force_kipmid;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-static int pci_registered;
+static bool pci_registered;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-static int pnp_registered;
+static bool pnp_registered;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARISC
-static int parisc_registered;
+static bool parisc_registered;
 #endif
 
 static unsigned int kipmid_max_busy_us[SI_MAX_PARMS];
 static int num_max_busy_us;
 
-static int unload_when_empty = 1;
+static bool unload_when_empty = true;
 
 static int add_smi(struct smi_info *smi);
 static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *smi);
@@ -434,6 +440,13 @@ static void start_clear_flags(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 	smi_info->si_state = SI_CLEARING_FLAGS;
 }
 
+static void smi_mod_timer(struct smi_info *smi_info, unsigned long new_val)
+{
+	smi_info->last_timeout_jiffies = jiffies;
+	mod_timer(&smi_info->si_timer, new_val);
+	smi_info->timer_running = true;
+}
+
 /*
  * When we have a situtaion where we run out of memory and cannot
  * allocate messages, we just leave them in the BMC and run the system
@@ -444,10 +457,9 @@ static inline void disable_si_irq(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 {
 	if ((smi_info->irq) && (!smi_info->interrupt_disabled)) {
 		start_disable_irq(smi_info);
-		smi_info->interrupt_disabled = 1;
+		smi_info->interrupt_disabled = true;
 		if (!atomic_read(&smi_info->stop_operation))
-			mod_timer(&smi_info->si_timer,
-				  jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+			smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -455,7 +467,7 @@ static inline void enable_si_irq(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 {
 	if ((smi_info->irq) && (smi_info->interrupt_disabled)) {
 		start_enable_irq(smi_info);
-		smi_info->interrupt_disabled = 0;
+		smi_info->interrupt_disabled = false;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -700,7 +712,7 @@ static void handle_transaction_done(struct smi_info *smi_info)
 			dev_warn(smi_info->dev,
 				 "Maybe ok, but ipmi might run very slowly.\n");
 		} else
-			smi_info->interrupt_disabled = 0;
+			smi_info->interrupt_disabled = false;
 		smi_info->si_state = SI_NORMAL;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -853,6 +865,19 @@ static enum si_sm_result smi_event_handler(struct smi_info *smi_info,
 	return si_sm_result;
 }
 
+static void check_start_timer_thread(struct smi_info *smi_info)
+{
+	if (smi_info->si_state == SI_NORMAL && smi_info->curr_msg == NULL) {
+		smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+
+		if (smi_info->thread)
+			wake_up_process(smi_info->thread);
+
+		start_next_msg(smi_info);
+		smi_event_handler(smi_info, 0);
+	}
+}
+
 static void sender(void                *send_info,
 		   struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg,
 		   int                 priority)
@@ -906,27 +931,11 @@ static void sender(void                *send_info,
 	else
 		list_add_tail(&msg->link, &smi_info->xmit_msgs);
 
-	if (smi_info->si_state == SI_NORMAL && smi_info->curr_msg == NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * last_timeout_jiffies is updated here to avoid
-		 * smi_timeout() handler passing very large time_diff
-		 * value to smi_event_handler() that causes
-		 * the send command to abort.
-		 */
-		smi_info->last_timeout_jiffies = jiffies;
-
-		mod_timer(&smi_info->si_timer, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
-
-		if (smi_info->thread)
-			wake_up_process(smi_info->thread);
-
-		start_next_msg(smi_info);
-		smi_event_handler(smi_info, 0);
-	}
+	check_start_timer_thread(smi_info);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smi_info->si_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void set_run_to_completion(void *send_info, int i_run_to_completion)
+static void set_run_to_completion(void *send_info, bool i_run_to_completion)
 {
 	struct smi_info   *smi_info = send_info;
 	enum si_sm_result result;
@@ -1004,6 +1013,17 @@ static int ipmi_thread(void *data)
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&(smi_info->si_lock), flags);
 		smi_result = smi_event_handler(smi_info, 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * If the driver is doing something, there is a possible
+		 * race with the timer.  If the timer handler see idle,
+		 * and the thread here sees something else, the timer
+		 * handler won't restart the timer even though it is
+		 * required.  So start it here if necessary.
+		 */
+		if (smi_result != SI_SM_IDLE && !smi_info->timer_running)
+			smi_mod_timer(smi_info, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(smi_info->si_lock), flags);
 		busy_wait = ipmi_thread_busy_wait(smi_result, smi_info,
 						  &busy_until);
@@ -1011,9 +1031,15 @@ static int ipmi_thread(void *data)
 			; /* do nothing */
 		else if (smi_result == SI_SM_CALL_WITH_DELAY && busy_wait)
 			schedule();
-		else if (smi_result == SI_SM_IDLE)
-			schedule_timeout_interruptible(100);
-		else
+		else if (smi_result == SI_SM_IDLE) {
+			if (atomic_read(&smi_info->need_watch)) {
+				schedule_timeout_interruptible(100);
+			} else {
+				/* Wait to be woken up when we are needed. */
+				__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+				schedule();
+			}
+		} else
 			schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1024,7 +1050,7 @@ static void poll(void *send_info)
 {
 	struct smi_info *smi_info = send_info;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
-	int run_to_completion = smi_info->run_to_completion;
+	bool run_to_completion = smi_info->run_to_completion;
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure there is some delay in the poll loop so we can
@@ -1049,6 +1075,17 @@ static void request_events(void *send_info)
 	atomic_set(&smi_info->req_events, 1);
 }
 
+static void set_need_watch(void *send_info, bool enable)
+{
+	struct smi_info *smi_info = send_info;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	atomic_set(&smi_info->need_watch, enable);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&smi_info->si_lock, flags);
+	check_start_timer_thread(smi_info);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&smi_info->si_lock, flags);
+}
+
 static int initialized;
 
 static void smi_timeout(unsigned long data)
@@ -1073,10 +1110,6 @@ static void smi_timeout(unsigned long data)
 		     * SI_USEC_PER_JIFFY);
 	smi_result = smi_event_handler(smi_info, time_diff);
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(smi_info->si_lock), flags);
-
-	smi_info->last_timeout_jiffies = jiffies_now;
-
 	if ((smi_info->irq) && (!smi_info->interrupt_disabled)) {
 		/* Running with interrupts, only do long timeouts. */
 		timeout = jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES;
@@ -1098,7 +1131,10 @@ static void smi_timeout(unsigned long data)
 
  do_mod_timer:
 	if (smi_result != SI_SM_IDLE)
-		mod_timer(&(smi_info->si_timer), timeout);
+		smi_mod_timer(smi_info, timeout);
+	else
+		smi_info->timer_running = false;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&(smi_info->si_lock), flags);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t si_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
@@ -1146,8 +1182,7 @@ static int smi_start_processing(void       *send_info,
 
 	/* Set up the timer that drives the interface. */
 	setup_timer(&new_smi->si_timer, smi_timeout, (long)new_smi);
-	new_smi->last_timeout_jiffies = jiffies;
-	mod_timer(&new_smi->si_timer, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
+	smi_mod_timer(new_smi, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if the user forcefully enabled the daemon.
@@ -1188,7 +1223,7 @@ static int get_smi_info(void *send_info, struct ipmi_smi_info *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void set_maintenance_mode(void *send_info, int enable)
+static void set_maintenance_mode(void *send_info, bool enable)
 {
 	struct smi_info   *smi_info = send_info;
 
@@ -1202,6 +1237,7 @@ static struct ipmi_smi_handlers handlers = {
 	.get_smi_info		= get_smi_info,
 	.sender			= sender,
 	.request_events		= request_events,
+	.set_need_watch		= set_need_watch,
 	.set_maintenance_mode   = set_maintenance_mode,
 	.set_run_to_completion  = set_run_to_completion,
 	.poll			= poll,
@@ -1229,7 +1265,7 @@ static bool          si_tryplatform = 1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 static bool          si_trypci = 1;
 #endif
-static bool          si_trydefaults = 1;
+static bool          si_trydefaults = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPMI_SI_PROBE_DEFAULTS);
 static char          *si_type[SI_MAX_PARMS];
 #define MAX_SI_TYPE_STR 30
 static char          si_type_str[MAX_SI_TYPE_STR];
@@ -1328,7 +1364,7 @@ module_param_array(force_kipmid, int, &num_force_kipmid, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_kipmid, "Force the kipmi daemon to be enabled (1) or"
 		 " disabled(0).  Normally the IPMI driver auto-detects"
 		 " this, but the value may be overridden by this parm.");
-module_param(unload_when_empty, int, 0);
+module_param(unload_when_empty, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(unload_when_empty, "Unload the module if no interfaces are"
 		 " specified or found, default is 1.  Setting to 0"
 		 " is useful for hot add of devices using hotmod.");
@@ -3336,18 +3372,19 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(new_smi->hp_xmit_msgs));
 	new_smi->curr_msg = NULL;
 	atomic_set(&new_smi->req_events, 0);
-	new_smi->run_to_completion = 0;
+	new_smi->run_to_completion = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < SI_NUM_STATS; i++)
 		atomic_set(&new_smi->stats[i], 0);
 
-	new_smi->interrupt_disabled = 1;
+	new_smi->interrupt_disabled = true;
 	atomic_set(&new_smi->stop_operation, 0);
+	atomic_set(&new_smi->need_watch, 0);
 	new_smi->intf_num = smi_num;
 	smi_num++;
 
 	rv = try_enable_event_buffer(new_smi);
 	if (rv == 0)
-		new_smi->has_event_buffer = 1;
+		new_smi->has_event_buffer = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Start clearing the flags before we enable interrupts or the
@@ -3381,7 +3418,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 			       rv);
 			goto out_err;
 		}
-		new_smi->dev_registered = 1;
+		new_smi->dev_registered = true;
 	}
 
 	rv = ipmi_register_smi(&handlers,
@@ -3430,7 +3467,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 	wait_for_timer_and_thread(new_smi);
 
  out_err:
-	new_smi->interrupt_disabled = 1;
+	new_smi->interrupt_disabled = true;
 
 	if (new_smi->intf) {
 		ipmi_unregister_smi(new_smi->intf);
@@ -3466,7 +3503,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 
 	if (new_smi->dev_registered) {
 		platform_device_unregister(new_smi->pdev);
-		new_smi->dev_registered = 0;
+		new_smi->dev_registered = false;
 	}
 
 	return rv;
@@ -3521,14 +3558,14 @@ static int init_ipmi_si(void)
 			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to register "
 			       "PCI driver: %d\n", rv);
 		else
-			pci_registered = 1;
+			pci_registered = true;
 	}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	if (si_tryacpi) {
 		pnp_register_driver(&ipmi_pnp_driver);
-		pnp_registered = 1;
+		pnp_registered = true;
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -3544,7 +3581,7 @@ static int init_ipmi_si(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARISC
 	register_parisc_driver(&ipmi_parisc_driver);
-	parisc_registered = 1;
+	parisc_registered = true;
 	/* poking PC IO addresses will crash machine, don't do it */
 	si_trydefaults = 0;
 #endif