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

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20170721133441.GB5036@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:34:41 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mchehab@...pensource.com" <mchehab@...pensource.com>,
        "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>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.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 07:50:03PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> GHES / firmware-first still requires OS recovery actions when an error
> cannot be corrected by the platform.  They are handled by ghes_proc(),
> and ghes_edac remains its error-reporting wrapper.

I mean all the recovery actions the firmware does because it gets to see
the error first. Otherwise, Firmware First is the the dumbest repeater
layer in the history of layers.

> Firmware has better knowledge about the platform and can provide better
> RAS when implemented properly.

s/when/if/

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
--