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Message-ID: <20100920125929.GA5349@kryptos.osrc.amd.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:59:29 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
To: Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
CC: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
Doug Thompson <norsk5@...oo.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 3/6] x86, NMI, Rename memory parity error to PCI SERR
error
From: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
Date: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:00:10AM +0200
(adding Doug to CC)
> On 18.09.10 20:20:35, Huang Ying wrote:
> > > If I am not wrong the only real functional change is to rip out the
> > > edac handler. So, just introduce the final names with your renaming in
> > > patch #1 (and maybe make a comment in the commit message or change
> > > patch order).
> >
> > If I merge the 1/6 and 3/6, can you suggest a patch subject, "Add symbol
> > definition for NMI magic constants and rename memory parity to PCI
> > SERR"?
>
> Yes, maybe we make the edac change a separate one.
What is more, there are a bunch of edac drivers using the PCI SERR nmi
as a means to check for PCI errors so we shouldn't be removing it now,
should we?
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
Operating Systems Research Center
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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