linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] ghes_edac: add platform check to enable ghes

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Message-ID: <20170720150409.GB20712@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:04:09 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "mchehab@...nel.org" <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        "rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com" 
        <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        "lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ghes_edac: add platform check to enable ghes_edac

On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 02:42:25PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> Yes, the following message is shown on HP systems.  Please note that
> WHEA is a Windows-defined interface.

Ok, so let's couple ghes_edac loading to that and see how far we could
go. I guess we should add checks for that to the major x86 EDAC drivers
to not load and this way ghes_edac will be the only driver loading.

Tony, how does that sound?

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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