linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] ACPI / APEI: add OSC APEI bit check for ghes

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Date:   Sat, 5 Aug 2017 07:14:34 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
Cc:     "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "mchehab@...nel.org" <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] ACPI / APEI: add OSC APEI bit check for ghes_edac

On Fri, Aug 04, 2017 at 08:49:51PM +0000, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> Some firmware features can be enabled / disabled in BIOS.  While HPE
> firmware does not allow to disable FF, it's possible that other vendors
> might allow such and still have the same OEM ID info.

Yeah, we don't protect ourselves against "might allow". Either you have
an *actual* example for such platform or you don't and then you don't
need this check.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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