linux-kernel - Re: Re-implement MCE log ring buffer as per-CPU ring buffer

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:30:38 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: Re-implement MCE log ring buffer as per-CPU ring buffer


> You may also want to consider to use the in-kernel ring_buffer api
> (include/linux/ring_buffer.h).

Its semantics don't map very well to the machine check requirements.

I did an analysis of that in http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/772928/focus=773452
AFAIK the reasons stated there are all still valid.

-Andi

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