linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] HWPOISON: clean up memory_failure() vs. __memory

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Message-ID: <20111216081739.GB9508@aftab>
Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:17:39 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
To:	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] HWPOISON: clean up memory_failure() vs.
 __memory_failure()

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:48:12AM -0800, Tony Luck wrote:
> There is only one caller of memory_failure(), all other users call
> __memory_failure() and pass in the flags argument explicitly. The
> lone user of memory_failure() will soon need to pass flags too.
> 
> Add flags argument to the callsite in mce.c. Delete the old memory_failure()
> function, and then rename __memory_failure() without the leading "__".
> 
> Provide clearer message when action optional memory errors are ignored.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>

ACK.

Thanks.

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