linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/2] x86/mce/AMD: Carve out SMCA bank configuration

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Date:   Tue, 4 Apr 2017 14:37:34 +0000
From:   "Ghannam, Yazen" <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] x86/mce/AMD: Carve out SMCA bank configuration

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Borislav Petkov [mailto:bp@...en8.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 9:46 AM
> To: Ghannam, Yazen <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
> Cc: linux-edac@...r.kernel.org; Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>;
> x86@...nel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/mce/AMD: Carve out SMCA bank configuration
> 
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 01:34:42PM +0000, Ghannam, Yazen wrote:
> > I'd like to keep the functions separate since they're logically
> > independent. I can define something like smca_configure() as a wrapper
> > function that can contain current and future SMCA related functions. Is this
> okay?
> 
> Are you planning to call the one and not the other in some path?

No, not at the moment. This patch is just to help with readability.

Thanks,
Yazen