/* Number of watchdog pretimeouts. */
        SSIF_STAT_watchdog_pretimeouts,
 
+       /* Number of alers received. */
+       SSIF_STAT_alerts,
+
        /* Always add statistics before this value, it must be last. */
        SSIF_NUM_STATS
 };
 #define WDT_PRE_TIMEOUT_INT    0x08
        unsigned char       msg_flags;
 
+       u8                  global_enables;
        bool                has_event_buffer;
+       bool                supports_alert;
+
+       /*
+        * Used to tell what we should do with alerts.  If we are
+        * waiting on a response, read the data immediately.
+        */
+       bool                got_alert;
+       bool                waiting_alert;
 
        /*
         * If set to true, this will request events the next time the
 static void msg_done_handler(struct ssif_info *ssif_info, int result,
                             unsigned char *data, unsigned int len);
 
-static void retry_timeout(unsigned long data)
+static void start_get(struct ssif_info *ssif_info)
 {
-       struct ssif_info *ssif_info = (void *) data;
        int rv;
 
-       if (ssif_info->stopping)
-               return;
-
        ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = 0;
 
        rv = ssif_i2c_send(ssif_info, msg_done_handler, I2C_SMBUS_READ,
        }
 }
 
+static void retry_timeout(unsigned long data)
+{
+       struct ssif_info *ssif_info = (void *) data;
+       unsigned long oflags, *flags;
+       bool waiting;
+
+       if (ssif_info->stopping)
+               return;
+
+       flags = ipmi_ssif_lock_cond(ssif_info, &oflags);
+       waiting = ssif_info->waiting_alert;
+       ssif_info->waiting_alert = false;
+       ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
+
+       if (waiting)
+               start_get(ssif_info);
+}
+
+
+static void ssif_alert(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int data)
+{
+       struct ssif_info *ssif_info = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+       unsigned long oflags, *flags;
+       bool do_get = false;
+
+       ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, alerts);
+
+       flags = ipmi_ssif_lock_cond(ssif_info, &oflags);
+       if (ssif_info->waiting_alert) {
+               ssif_info->waiting_alert = false;
+               del_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer);
+               do_get = true;
+       } else if (ssif_info->curr_msg) {
+               ssif_info->got_alert = true;
+       }
+       ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
+       if (do_get)
+               start_get(ssif_info);
+}
+
 static int start_resend(struct ssif_info *ssif_info);
 
 static void msg_done_handler(struct ssif_info *ssif_info, int result,
                if (ssif_info->retries_left > 0) {
                        ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, receive_retries);
 
+                       flags = ipmi_ssif_lock_cond(ssif_info, &oflags);
+                       ssif_info->waiting_alert = true;
+                       ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = SSIF_MSG_USEC;
                        mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
                                  jiffies + SSIF_MSG_JIFFIES);
-                       ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = SSIF_MSG_USEC;
+                       ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
                        return;
                }
 
                        if (rv < 0) {
                                if (ssif_info->ssif_debug & SSIF_DEBUG_MSG)
                                        pr_info(PFX
-                                               "Error from i2c_non_blocking_op(2)\n");
+                                               "Error from ssif_i2c_send\n");
 
                                result = -EIO;
                        } else
                        msg_done_handler(ssif_info, -EIO, NULL, 0);
                }
        } else {
+               unsigned long oflags, *flags;
+               bool got_alert;
+
                ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, sent_messages);
                ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, sent_messages_parts);
 
-               /* Wait a jiffie then request the next message */
-               ssif_info->retries_left = SSIF_RECV_RETRIES;
-               ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = SSIF_MSG_PART_USEC;
-               mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
-                         jiffies + SSIF_MSG_PART_JIFFIES);
-               return;
+               flags = ipmi_ssif_lock_cond(ssif_info, &oflags);
+               got_alert = ssif_info->got_alert;
+               if (got_alert) {
+                       ssif_info->got_alert = false;
+                       ssif_info->waiting_alert = false;
+               }
+
+               if (got_alert) {
+                       ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
+                       /* The alert already happened, try now. */
+                       retry_timeout((unsigned long) ssif_info);
+               } else {
+                       /* Wait a jiffie then request the next message */
+                       ssif_info->waiting_alert = true;
+                       ssif_info->retries_left = SSIF_RECV_RETRIES;
+                       ssif_info->rtc_us_timer = SSIF_MSG_PART_USEC;
+                       mod_timer(&ssif_info->retry_timer,
+                                 jiffies + SSIF_MSG_PART_JIFFIES);
+                       ipmi_ssif_unlock_cond(ssif_info, flags);
+               }
        }
 }
 
        int rv;
        int command;
 
+       ssif_info->got_alert = false;
+
        if (ssif_info->data_len > 32) {
                command = SSIF_IPMI_MULTI_PART_REQUEST_START;
                ssif_info->multi_data = ssif_info->data;
                   ssif_get_stat(ssif_info, events));
        seq_printf(m, "watchdog_pretimeouts:   %u\n",
                   ssif_get_stat(ssif_info, watchdog_pretimeouts));
+       seq_printf(m, "alerts:                 %u\n",
+                  ssif_get_stat(ssif_info, alerts));
        return 0;
 }
 
        return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Global enables we care about.
+ */
+#define GLOBAL_ENABLES_MASK (IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF | IPMI_BMC_RCV_MSG_INTR | \
+                            IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_INTR)
+
 static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
        unsigned char     msg[3];
                goto found;
        }
 
+       ssif_info->global_enables = resp[3];
+
        if (resp[3] & IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF) {
                ssif_info->has_event_buffer = true;
                /* buffer is already enabled, nothing to do. */
 
        msg[0] = IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2;
        msg[1] = IPMI_SET_BMC_GLOBAL_ENABLES_CMD;
-       msg[2] = resp[3] | IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF;
+       msg[2] = ssif_info->global_enables | IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF;
        rv = do_cmd(client, 3, msg, &len, resp);
        if (rv || (len < 2)) {
-               pr_warn(PFX "Error getting global enables: %d %d %2.2x\n",
+               pr_warn(PFX "Error setting global enables: %d %d %2.2x\n",
                        rv, len, resp[2]);
                rv = 0; /* Not fatal */
                goto found;
        }
 
-       if (resp[2] == 0)
+       if (resp[2] == 0) {
                /* A successful return means the event buffer is supported. */
                ssif_info->has_event_buffer = true;
+               ssif_info->global_enables |= IPMI_BMC_EVT_MSG_BUFF;
+       }
+
+       msg[0] = IPMI_NETFN_APP_REQUEST << 2;
+       msg[1] = IPMI_SET_BMC_GLOBAL_ENABLES_CMD;
+       msg[2] = ssif_info->global_enables | IPMI_BMC_RCV_MSG_INTR;
+       rv = do_cmd(client, 3, msg, &len, resp);
+       if (rv || (len < 2)) {
+               pr_warn(PFX "Error setting global enables: %d %d %2.2x\n",
+                       rv, len, resp[2]);
+               rv = 0; /* Not fatal */
+               goto found;
+       }
+
+       if (resp[2] == 0) {
+               /* A successful return means the alert is supported. */
+               ssif_info->supports_alert = true;
+               ssif_info->global_enables |= IPMI_BMC_RCV_MSG_INTR;
+       }
 
  found:
        ssif_info->intf_num = atomic_inc_return(&next_intf);
        },
        .probe          = ssif_probe,
        .remove         = ssif_remove,
+       .alert          = ssif_alert,
        .id_table       = ssif_id,
        .detect         = ssif_detect
 };