linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/13] edac: move dimm properties to struct memset

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Message-ID: <20120416133153.GC308@aftab>
Date:	Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:31:53 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linux Edac Mailing List <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] edac: move dimm properties to struct memset_info

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 05:56:46AM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> >> @@ -2202,7 +2204,21 @@ static int init_csrows(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
> >>  		csrow->page_mask = ~mask;
> >>  		/* 8 bytes of resolution */
> >>  
> >> -		csrow->mtype = amd64_determine_memory_type(pvt, i);
> >> +		mtype = amd64_determine_memory_type(pvt, i);
> >> +
> >> +		/*
> >> +		 * determine whether CHIPKILL or JUST ECC or NO ECC is operating
> >> +		 */
> >> +		if (pvt->nbcfg & NBCFG_ECC_ENABLE)
> >> +			edac_mode = (pvt->nbcfg & NBCFG_CHIPKILL) ?
> >> +				    EDAC_S4ECD4ED : EDAC_SECDED;
> >> +		else
> >> +			edac_mode = EDAC_NONE;
> >> +
> >> +		for (j = 0; j < pvt->channel_count; j++) {
> >> +			csrow->channels[j].dimm->mtype = mtype;
> >> +			csrow->channels[j].dimm->edac_mode = edac_mode;
> >> +		}
> >>  
> >>  		debugf1("  for MC node %d csrow %d:\n", pvt->mc_node_id, i);
> >>  		debugf1("    input_addr_min: 0x%lx input_addr_max: 0x%lx\n",
> >> @@ -2214,16 +2230,6 @@ static int init_csrows(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
> >>  			"last_page: 0x%lx\n",
> >>  			(unsigned)csrow->nr_pages,
> >>  			csrow->first_page, csrow->last_page);
> >> -
> >> -		/*
> >> -		 * determine whether CHIPKILL or JUST ECC or NO ECC is operating
> >> -		 */
> >> -		if (pvt->nbcfg & NBCFG_ECC_ENABLE)
> >> -			csrow->edac_mode =
> >> -			    (pvt->nbcfg & NBCFG_CHIPKILL) ?
> >> -			    EDAC_S4ECD4ED : EDAC_SECDED;
> >> -		else
> >> -			csrow->edac_mode = EDAC_NONE;
> > 
> > This looks like a useless code movement, please leave it where it is
> > now and add the for-loop after it instead of pulling it up and causing
> > needless churn.
> 
> This is needed, as now mtype/edac_mode is per DIMM, and not per channel.
> In the specific case of amd64 (and all per-csrow/channel memory controllers),
> all channels use the same mtype/edac_mode, but this is not true for other
> memory controllers.
> 
> So, what the logic there does is to first retrieve the mtype/edac_mode, and
> then fill it for each dimm struct (the for loop).

I can see that. But you don't have to move it anywhere, simply add the

	for (j = 0; j < pvt->channel_count; j++) {
		...

loop after the debugf1() calls and this way the patch has a smaller
changes net count and it is easier to review.

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