linux-kernel - Re: x86, MCE: Retract most UAPI exports

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jan 2013 00:02:13 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: x86, MCE: Retract most UAPI exports

On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 02:57:26PM -0800, Tony Luck wrote:
> I think we should also pull "struct mce_log" definition back too. It's
> purely an internal structure. "struct mce" is the only bit that is
> user space visible via /dev/mcelog.

Yes, you're right.

> I.e. the uapi version should only contain the "struct mce" definition
> and the three ioctl codes.

Great, thanks for looking at this. I'll redo the patch tomorrow and send
to x86 guys.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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