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

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2017 19:05:04 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:     "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>,
        "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 04:55:59PM +0000, Luck, Tony wrote:
> Add a module parameter to those edac drivers that can override the check
> and let them load anyway.  I'm not paranoid, I just assume that there is a BIOS
> out there that sets the OSC/WHEA bits, but isn't generating useful GHES logs.

Or add that parameter to edac_core.ko and let it control which EDAC
driver gets loaded? Something like

edac=ignore_ghes

or so. And then the other EDAC drivers query it.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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