linux-kernel - Re: [patch] correctly report NR_BANKS in mce

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:31:33 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Daniel.Rahn@...ell.com,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] correctly report NR_BANKS in mce_64.c


* Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz> wrote:

> From: Daniel Rahn <Daniel.Rahn@...ell.com>
> 
> attached is a no-brainer that makes kernel correctly report
> NR_BANKS for MCE. We are right now limited to NR_BANKS==6, but the
> error message will use the available number of banks instead of the
> defined maximum.
> 
> For a Nehalem based system it will print:
> 
> "MCE: warning: using only 9 banks"
> 
> while the correct message would be
> 
> "MCE: warning: using only 6 banks"
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>

applied to tip/x86/mce, thanks Pavel.

[ There was a recent crossing commit that made your patch not apply 
  cleanly (8edc5cc5ec8 from May 12), i fixed up the impact manually. ]

	Ingo
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