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    SubjectRe: [PATCH v5] powerpc/pseries: read the lpar name from the firmware
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    Laurent Dufour <ldufour@linux.ibm.com> writes:
    > The LPAR name may be changed after the LPAR has been started in the HMC.
    > In that case lparstat command is not reporting the updated value because it
    > reads it from the device tree which is read at boot time.
    >
    > However this value could be read from RTAS.
    >
    > Adding this value in the /proc/powerpc/lparcfg output allows to read the
    > updated value.
    >
    > However the hypervisor, like Qemu/KVM, may not support this RTAS
    > parameter. In that case the value reported in lparcfg is read from the
    > device tree and so is not updated accordingly.
    >
    > Cc: Nathan Lynch <nathanl@linux.ibm.com>
    > Signed-off-by: Laurent Dufour <ldufour@linux.ibm.com>
    > ---
    > v5:
    > fallback to the device tree value if RTAS is not providing the value.
    > v4:
    > address Nathan's new comments limiting size of the buffer.
    > v3:
    > address Michael's comments.
    > v2:
    > address Nathan's comments.
    > change title to partition_name aligning with existing partition_id

    Thanks Laurent.

    Reviewed-by: Nathan Lynch <nathanl@linux.ibm.com>

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