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Message-ID: <87vdozpz8m.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:20:57 +0200 From: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> To: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> Subject: Re: [RESEND][PATCH -tip 1/3] x86, mce: Revert "add mce_threshold option for intel cmci" Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com> writes: > After having some discussion with Andi Kleen, we have concluded > that setting threshold >1 will not work properly. This patch > reverts the previous patch that introduces mce_threshold option. > > However as Ingo pointed out, cmci is a new feature so having boot > controls to disable it is generally a good idea, and it might be > handy if the hw is misbehaving. > > So instead of mce_threshold, I will introduce "mce=no_cmci" option > to support cmci disablement in later patch. > Compare with mce_threshold, it lacks threshold >1 support but it > does not matter because it will not work. > > Signed-off-by: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com> > Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com> Acked-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com> -Andi -- ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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