linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] ACPI/APEI: Force fatal AER severity when bus has been reset

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Date:	Tue, 4 Jun 2013 03:53:36 -0400
From:	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Betty Dall <betty.dall@...com>
Cc:	rjw@...k.pl, bhelgaas@...gle.com, ying.huang@...el.com,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] ACPI/APEI: Force fatal AER severity when bus has
 been reset

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 08:39:28AM -0600, Betty Dall wrote:
> Date:	Thu, 30 May 2013 08:39:28 -0600
> From: Betty Dall <betty.dall@...com>
> To: rjw@...k.pl, bhelgaas@...gle.com
> Cc: ying.huang@...el.com, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
>  linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, Betty Dall
>  <betty.dall@...com>
> Subject: [PATCH v2 2/3] ACPI/APEI: Force fatal AER severity when bus has
>  been reset
> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.7.6
> 
> The CPER error record has a reset bit that indicates that the platform
> has reset the bus. The reset bit can be set for any severity error
> including recoverable.  From the AER code path's perspective,
> any error is fatal if the bus has been reset. This patch upgrades the
> severity of the AER recovery to AER_FATAL whenever the CPER error record
> indicates that the bus has been reset.
> 
> Changes since v1:
> Fixed a typo in comment.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Betty Dall <betty.dall@...com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c |   21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> index d668a8a..1c67d5a 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> @@ -451,7 +451,26 @@ static void ghes_do_proc(struct ghes *ghes,
>  				int aer_severity;
>  				devfn = PCI_DEVFN(pcie_err->device_id.device,
>  						  pcie_err->device_id.function);
> -				aer_severity = cper_severity_to_aer(sev);
> +				/*
> +				 * Some Firmware First implementations
> +				 * put the device in SBR to contain
> +				 * the error. This is indicated by the
> +				 * CPER Section Descriptor Flags reset
> +				 * bit which means the component must
> +				 * be re-initialized or re-enabled
> +				 * prior to use. Promoting the AER
> +				 * serverity to FATAL will cause the
> +				 * AER code to link_reset and allow
> +				 * drivers to reprogram their cards.
> +				 */
> +				if (gdata->flags & CPER_SEC_RESET)
> +					aer_severity = cper_severity_to_aer(
> +							CPER_SEV_FATAL);
> +				else
> +					aer_severity =
> +						cper_severity_to_aer(sev);
> +
> +

How about this?
                                if (gdata->flags & CPER_SEC_RESET)
                                        sev = CPER_SEV_FATAL;
                                cper_severity_to_aer(sev);

>  				aer_recover_queue(pcie_err->device_id.segment,
>  						  pcie_err->device_id.bus,
>  						  devfn, aer_severity);
> --
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