+static int try_enable_event_buffer(struct smi_info *smi_info)
+{
+ unsigned char msg[3];
+ unsigned char *resp;
+ unsigned long resp_len;
+ int rv = 0;
+
+ resp = kmalloc(IPMI_MAX_MSG_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!resp)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ msg[0] = IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2;
+ msg[1] = IPMI_GET_BMC_GLOBAL_ENABLES_CMD;
+ smi_info->handlers->start_transaction(smi_info->si_sm, msg, 2);
+
+ rv = wait_for_msg_done(smi_info);
+ if (rv) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING
+ "ipmi_si: Error getting response from get global,"
+ " enables command, the event buffer is not"
+ " enabled.\n");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ resp_len = smi_info->handlers->get_result(smi_info->si_sm,
+ resp, IPMI_MAX_MSG_LENGTH);
+
+ if (resp_len < 4 ||
+ resp[0] != (IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST | 1) << 2 ||
+ resp[1] != IPMI_GET_BMC_GLOBAL_ENABLES_CMD ||
+ resp[2] != 0) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING
+ "ipmi_si: Invalid return from get global"
+ " enables command, cannot enable the event"
+ " buffer.\n");
+ rv = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ if (resp[3] & IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF)
+ /* buffer is already enabled, nothing to do. */
+ goto out;
+
+ msg[0] = IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2;
+ msg[1] = IPMI_SET_BMC_GLOBAL_ENABLES_CMD;
+ msg[2] = resp[3] | IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF;
+ smi_info->handlers->start_transaction(smi_info->si_sm, msg, 3);
+
+ rv = wait_for_msg_done(smi_info);
+ if (rv) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING
+ "ipmi_si: Error getting response from set global,"
+ " enables command, the event buffer is not"
+ " enabled.\n");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ resp_len = smi_info->handlers->get_result(smi_info->si_sm,
+ resp, IPMI_MAX_MSG_LENGTH);
+
+ if (resp_len < 3 ||
+ resp[0] != (IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST | 1) << 2 ||
+ resp[1] != IPMI_SET_BMC_GLOBAL_ENABLES_CMD) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING
+ "ipmi_si: Invalid return from get global,"
+ "enables command, not enable the event"
+ " buffer.\n");
+ rv = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ if (resp[2] != 0)
+ /*
+ * An error when setting the event buffer bit means
+ * that the event buffer is not supported.
+ */
+ rv = -ENOENT;
+ out:
+ kfree(resp);
+ return rv;
+}
+