linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, mce, amd: Read mcgstatus before we log the error

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Date:	Thu, 14 May 2015 11:50:06 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@....com>
Cc:	tony.luck@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, mce, amd: Read mcgstatus before we log the error

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 12:37:04PM -0500, Aravind Gopalakrishnan wrote:
> Code to read mcgstatus was introduced with patch 44612a3ac.
> However, that seems to have been accidentally removed in a3a529d10.
> Adding that back here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
> index e99b150..7edfa4c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
> @@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ static void __log_error(unsigned int bank, bool threshold_err, u64 misc)
>  		return;
>  
>  	mce_setup(&m);
> +	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MCG_STATUS, m.mcgstatus);

Any meaningful bits in that MSR we wanna know when getting a
thresholding or deferred error? Are they even defined?

If yes, RIPV should always be 1b, EIPV too, MCIP can't be set.

-ENOMOREUSEFULBITS.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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