linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 10/16] x86/mce: enable Hygon support to MCE infrastructure

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Date:   Wed, 5 Sep 2018 15:15:10 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Pu Wen <puwen@...on.cn>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, thomas.lendacky@....com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        tony.luck@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 10/16] x86/mce: enable Hygon support to MCE
 infrastructure

On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 08:59:24PM +0800, Pu Wen wrote:
> If CONFIG_X86_MCE_AMD=n, mce_hygon_feature_init will call the other
> one mce_amd_feature_init which is a null function and located in the
> else branch of "#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE_AMD". The compilation is OK and
> the kernel will run without MCE support.

So my question was rather ironic but I guess irony can't travel through
mail. So let me paraphrase: is that a use case you wanna support?
Because I'd advise very strongly against !MCE kernels.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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