linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] x86, mce: change the mce notifier to 'blocking' from 'atomic'

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:29:25 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        "Verma, Vishal L" <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org>,
        "ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com" <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] x86, mce: change the mce notifier to 'blocking' from
 'atomic'

On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 03:26:19PM -0700, Luck, Tony wrote:
> We can futz with that and have them specify which chain (or both)
> that they want to be added to.

Well, I didn't want the atomic chain to be a notifier because we can
keep it simple and non-blocking. Only the process context one will be.

So the question is, do we even have a use case for outside consumers
hanging on the atomic chain? Because if not, we're good to go.

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    Boris.

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