linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] xen/mce: don't issue error message for failed /dev/mcelog registration

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Message-ID: <20170615085359.7uj2okexgnt4tecy@pd.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:53:59 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        x86@...nel.org, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, hpa@...or.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, tony.luck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] xen/mce: don't issue error message for failed
 /dev/mcelog registration

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 10:40:59AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> When running under Xen as dom0 /dev/mcelog is being registered by Xen
> instead of the normal mcelog driver. Avoid an error message being
> issued by the mcelog driver in this case. Instead issue an informative
> message that Xen has registered the device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/dev-mcelog.c | 7 ++++++-
>  drivers/xen/mcelog.c                    | 2 ++
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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