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diff --git a/Documentation/IPMI.txt b/Documentation/IPMI.txt index 9f08d73d90b..0e3924ecd76 100644 --- a/Documentation/IPMI.txt +++ b/Documentation/IPMI.txt @@ -468,12 +468,12 @@ BMCs specified on the smb_addr line will be detected. Setting smb_dbg_probe to 1 will enable debugging of the probing and detection process for BMCs on the SMBusses. -Discovering the IPMI compilant BMC on the SMBus can cause devices +Discovering the IPMI compliant BMC on the SMBus can cause devices on the I2C bus to fail. The SMBus driver writes a "Get Device ID" IPMI message as a block write to the I2C bus and waits for a response. This action can be detrimental to some I2C devices. It is highly recommended that the known I2c address be given to the SMBus driver in the smb_addr -parameter. The default adrress range will not be used when a smb_addr +parameter. The default address range will not be used when a smb_addr parameter is provided. When compiled into the kernel, the addresses can be specified on the |