linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/mce: Simplify flow when handling recoverable memory errors

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Date:	Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:38:31 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Chen Gong <gong.chen@...ux.intel.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/mce: Simplify flow when handling recoverable
 memory errors

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:34:46AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> Wagging this particular dog might shake some loose fur off.  If we did
> this for all paranoid entries, then paranoid_userspace could just be
> deleted.  :)

:-)

> > I'd prefer much more to actually have a mechanism to do something to
> > tasks before scheduling them in.
> 
> Like task_work_add?

Ah, there *is* something like that! I knew we would have something - we
always do :-)

Thanks.

/me goes to stare at it.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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