linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: dynamic MCE poll interval

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Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:08:10 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@....de>
To:	Tim Hockin <thockin@...gle.com>
Cc:	vojtech@...e.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: dynamic MCE poll interval

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 10:05:58AM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> On 27 Apr 2007 19:02:30 +0200, Andi Kleen <ak@....de> wrote:
> >On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 09:58:14AM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> >> On 27 Apr 2007 11:09:17 +0200, Andi Kleen <ak@....de> wrote:
> >> >On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 06:02:52PM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> >> >> Description:
> >> >>  This patch makes the MCE poller adjust the polling interval 
> >dynamically.
> >> >>  If we find an MCE, poll 2x faster (down to 10 ms).  When we stop 
> >finding
> >> >>  MCEs, poll 2x slower (up to check_interval seconds).  The 
> >check_interval
> >> >>  tunable becomes the max polling interval.
> >> >
> >> >Can you please fix the documentation then?
> >>
> >> Which documentation, specifically? :)
> >
> >Documentation/x86_64/{boot-options.txt,machinecheck}
> 
> What needs to be changed in boot-options?

Nothing for your patch sorry. Only in machinecheck

-Andi
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