linux-kernel - Re: Extended H/W error log driver

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Message-ID: <CA+8MBbJeSJBDPcomupOuVBrnZNkMTNTXsoZY9yUbXPe9YrTFXg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:15:21 -0700
From:	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Extended H/W error log driver

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:28 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> We can even add a hint for the user like:
>
>         "Above errors have been corrected by the hardware and require no further action."
>
> Btw, this is valid for both dmesg and trace event output.
>
> Because from my experience so far people just scream: "Look, I just had
> an MCE" withot even reading what it says. And this just upsets support
> people for no valid reason at all.

"Like", "+1", "metoo" ... or whatever it is we do on LKML to indicate
we approve.

-Tony
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