linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Fix initialization error warning

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Message-ID: <20170116224316.bhnr4goijsh6h76o@pd.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 16 Jan 2017 23:43:16 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-edac@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Fix initialization error warning

On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 05:06:02PM -0500, Prarit Bhargava wrote:
> Yes, it was loud enough to generate a bug report from a user.

Yeah, because all users are sane and we should do whatever they want -
no questions asked. Especially those who boot with "mce=off".

Did you actually ask that user why she/he is even booting with
"mce=off"?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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