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

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Message-ID: <20170724150432.GA31295@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:04:32 +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 Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 02:49:30PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> We do not tell the error counts to customers.

Please read what I said: do you tell your customers that the error
counts they're seeing (or are *not* seeing) is bogus because the BIOS is
hiding them? Not the *actual* numbers!

> We tell customers when they need attention and have actionable items,
> and we provide support for that. Support gets all info necessary.

Ok, good to know. I'll make sure to bounce such issues to you guys in
the future.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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