linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/8] ACPI, APEI, CPER: Cleanup CPER memory error output format

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Message-ID: <20131015101349.GB7908@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:13:49 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lance Ortiz <lance.ortiz@...com>,
	"Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/8] ACPI, APEI, CPER: Cleanup CPER memory error output
 format

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 05:18:35AM -0400, Chen Gong wrote:
> Looks fine to me. But a little bit out of current patch series. How
> about adding such interfaces after this patch series is merged?

Ok.

> And from your words, it looks like you prefer to reserve all current
> fields to avoid breaking user space things. IOW, drop patch [7/8]

Well, I was simply wondering whether something is using those. And since
we don't know, apparently, we probably should keep them for now.

> and use another patch with above idea to get the same purpose. This
> is what you want, Boris?

Yeah, let's not break userspace. :-)

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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