linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH EDACv16 1/2] edac: Change internal representation to work with layers

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Message-ID: <20120430111506.GE9303@aftab.osrc.amd.com>
Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:15:06 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Linux Edac Mailing List <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Aristeu Rozanski <arozansk@...hat.com>,
	Doug Thompson <norsk5@...oo.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH EDACv16 1/2] edac: Change internal representation to work
 with layers

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 08:09:20AM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > you guys are so trigger-happy to apply humongous, cleanup patches but
> > let me ask this: can anyone of you really test those changes with each
> > driver? Do you have all the hardware that those patches touch?
> 
> Well, then why you've touched that in the first place, without even looking
> what would be affected at the EDAC core and at the drivers? Didn't you tested
> it on all hardware that your patch affected?

Because I simply missed that fact, which is my bad, sorry.

> This patch touches only on debug code that aren't even enabled on
> production kernels. Assuming that a sneaky bug were introduced, this
> won't cause much hurt, and any developer inspecting those debug
> messages will be able to discover and fix what happened there.

Ok, fine, I still will review the amd64_edac side of the changes.

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