linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] EDAC, ghes: Make it a proper module

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Date:   Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:19:32 +0000
From:   "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
To:     "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     "mchehab@...radead.org" <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] EDAC, ghes: Make it a proper module

On Sat, 2017-07-29 at 08:47 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 06:50:56PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> > This simply sets NULL to pvt, and does not initialize ghes_pvt.
> 
> Yeah, I guess we need this ontop:

Yes, this fix looks good.

> >  As Mauro pointed out, some type of GHES check needs to be in place
> > before making this change.
> 
> Your whitelist I guess.

We still need the two mechanisms provided by the existing code below. 
The whitelist simply compliments 1.

1. GHES-presence check.  (We can add APEI OSC bit check as well.)
2. Module priority.  ghes_edac has higher priority for registration.

I'd prefer to add the whitelist check to ghes_edac first.  This makes
the existing code to work.  We can then work on refactoring changes
like this on top of it without breaking the functionality.

Thanks,
-Toshi