linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH EDAC 07/13] edac: add support for raw error reports

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Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:52:51 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Linux Edac Mailing List <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH EDAC 07/13] edac: add support for raw error reports

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 07:44:04AM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> We could do it for the location. The space for label, however, depends on
> how many DIMMs are in the system, as multiple dimm's may be present, and
> the core will point to all possible affected DIMMs.
> 
> Ok, perhaps we could just allocate one big area for it (like one page), 
> as this would very likely be enough for it, and change the logic to take
> the buffer size into account when filling it.

Or, in the case where ->label is all dimms on the mci, you simply put
"All DIMMs on MCI%d" in there and done. Simple.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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