linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: don't enable MCE after suspend/resume when system was booted with "nomce"

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Date:	Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:08:28 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: don't enable MCE after suspend/resume when system was booted with "nomce"

Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com> writes:

> Impact: fix suspend/resume bug with MCE
>
> A suspend/resume cycle unconditionally enables MCE
> for the boot CPU if MCE is compiled into the kernel.
> I.e. even a system booted with "nomce" configures MCE for the boot CPU.
>
> This patch ensures that MCE is not turned on for systems booted with
> "nomce".

I have that fixed in a better way in

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-x86.git;a=commit;h=81c7af997dafbabad464ccefba89af2b247899da

I believe


-Andi

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