linux-kernel - RE: [Patch V1] x86, mce: Ensure offline CPU's don't participate in mce rendezvous process.

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Date:	Fri, 4 Dec 2015 23:11:12 +0000
From:	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, "Raj, Ashok" <ashok.raj@...el.com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [Patch V1] x86, mce: Ensure offline CPU's don't participate in
 mce rendezvous process.

> With that hunk here you want to clear MSR_IA32_MCG_STATUS in the
> !cfg->banks case, right?

I can't imagine how we'd get into do_machine_check without any banks.

Would indeed be a separate patch ... but value seems limited.

-Tony