pldmtool: Use a non-listening transport for command access

pldmtool does not really need to create a listening (bind) transport
to do a simple send/receive transaction. Hence refactor PldmTransport
allowing a user to specify if the required transport is expected
to be listening or non-listening and switch pldmtool to use a
non-listening transport.

Change-Id: I390298397d71c0ea27234880b844898c7a100ca5
Signed-off-by: Amithash Prasad <amithash@meta.com>
3 files changed
tree: ee551f13b221696b40cc710653aa8b51c4ebddc5
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  2. configurations/
  3. docs/
  4. fw-update/
  5. host-bmc/
  6. libpldmresponder/
  7. oem/
  8. platform-mc/
  9. pldmd/
  10. pldmtool/
  11. requester/
  12. softoff/
  13. subprojects/
  14. test/
  15. tools/
  16. utilities/
  17. .clang-format
  18. .clang-tidy
  19. .eslintignore
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  22. LICENSE
  23. meson.build
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  25. OWNERS
  26. README.md
README.md

PLDM - Platform Level Data Model

License

Overview

PLDM (Platform Level Data Model) is a key component of the OpenBMC project, providing a standardized data model and message formats for various platform management functionalities. It defines a method to manage, monitor, and control the firmware and hardware of a system.

The OpenBMC PLDM project aims to implement the specifications defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), allowing for interoperable management interfaces across different hardware and firmware components.

Features

  • Standardized Messaging: Adheres to the DMTF's PLDM specifications, enabling consistent and interoperable communication between different components.
  • Modularity: Supports multiple PLDM types, including base, FRU,Firmware update, Platform Monitoring and Control, and BIOS Control and Configuration.
  • Extensibility: Easily extendable to support new PLDM types and custom OEM commands.
  • Integration: Seamlessly integrates with other OpenBMC components for comprehensive system management.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

To build and run PLDM, you need the following dependencies:

  • Meson
  • Ninja

Alternatively, source an OpenBMC ARM/x86 SDK.

Building

To build the PLDM project, follow these steps:

meson setup build && meson compile -C build

To run unit tests

The simplest way of running the tests is as described by the meson man page:

meson test -C build

Alternatively, tests can be run in the OpenBMC CI docker container using these steps.

To enable pldm verbosity

pldm daemon accepts a command line argument --verbose or --v or -v to enable the daemon to run in verbose mode. It can be done via adding this option to the environment file that pldm service consumes.

echo 'PLDMD_ARGS="--verbose"' > /etc/default/pldmd
systemctl restart pldmd

To disable pldm verbosity

rm /etc/default/pldmd
systemctl restart pldmd

Documentation

For complete documentation on the functionality and usage of this repository, please refer to the docs folder.