tree bdf2737fff3c4dac83f1d6fa72f6452e8a7f5452
parent a9942a456555e99cc4aa3b68bea024f3c4c38dbc
author Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com> 1618867753 -0500
committer Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com> 1619627400 -0500

host: define new interface for checking condition

With the introduction of the PLDM protocol as a mechanism to communicate
with the host firmware, a more specific mechanism is needed for BMC
software to check if the host is running. Utilizing the generic
Execute() method is confusing, especially considering that all of the
Command types may not be supported by all protocols.

The plan is to deprecate the Control.Host, Execute() with the HeartBeat
command type, in place of this new interface and property. Both IPMI
and PLDM will implement this method and BMC software can query mapper
for implementers on their specific systems.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com>
Change-Id: I102b07a0c795e6af3be48fedee9a31ae816dba11