linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] acpi, apei, ghes: Factor out NMI error notification context.

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Date:	Tue, 13 May 2014 21:41:25 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Tomasz Nowicki <tomasz.nowicki@...aro.org>
Cc:	rjw@...ysocki.net, lenb@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com,
	bp@...e.de, m.chehab@...sung.com, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linaro-acpi@...ts.linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] acpi, apei, ghes: Factor out NMI error notification
 context.

On Wed, Apr 09, 2014 at 05:14:32PM +0200, Tomasz Nowicki wrote:
> Use CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_NMI to isolate NMI error notification path. NMI related
> data and functions are grouped so they can be wrapped inside one
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Nowicki <tomasz.nowicki@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c |   54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> index ca8387e..7a0d66e 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> @@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
>  #include <asm/mce.h>
>  #endif
>  #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_NMI
>  #include <asm/nmi.h>
> +#endif

This, again, can be avoided with adding arch-specific versions and empty
default stubs.

>  #include "apei-internal.h"

...
-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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