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

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:34:18 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
cc:     Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        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 Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 06:13:39PM -0500, Prarit Bhargava wrote:
> > Yes, mce=off is the default for kdump:
> 
> So fix kdump to disable MCA properly instead of sending me brown paper
> bags.

That's one thing, but OTOH we really can avoid the KERN_ERR level print out
for the case where mce is not available (for whatever reasons: HW / Virt /
command line ....).

The simple 2 liner I posted earlier in this thread does it nicely.

Thanks,

	tglx