linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/14] amd64_edac: simplify error type bits extractors

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Date:	Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:40:44 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
To:	Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de, norsk5@...oo.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/14] amd64_edac: simplify error type bits extractors

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 01:56:44PM -0400, Aristeu Rozanski wrote:
> Hi Borislav,
> > -	/* If this was an 'observed' error, early out */
> > -	if (ec_pp == K8_NBSL_PP_OBS)
> > -		return;		/* We aren't the node involved */
> > +
> > +	/* Bail early out if this was an 'observed' error */
> > +	if (((ec >> 9) & 0x3) == K8_NBSL_PP_OBS)
> > +		return;
> minor thing:
> this patch and others makes me think if it wouldn't be better to have:
> 	#define PP(x)		(((x) >> 9) & 0x3)
> 	#define PP_MSG(x)	pp_msgs[PP(x)]
> and the same for LL, TT, RRRR.

Yep, it seems that way, will fix :).

Thanks.

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