linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] ghes_edac: avoid multiple calls to dmi

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Message-ID: <1502811804.2042.151.camel@hpe.com>
Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:53:09 +0000
From:   "Kani, Toshimitsu" <toshi.kani@....com>
To:     "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>
CC:     "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "mchehab@...nel.org" <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>,
        "rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] ghes_edac: avoid multiple calls to dmi_walk()

On Tue, 2017-08-15 at 08:48 -0700, Luck, Tony wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 08:35:51AM -0700, Kani, Toshimitsu wrote:
> > User apps like ras-mc-ctl works as expected for a given (not-so-
> > great) DIMM info from SMBIOS as well.  I do not see a probelm from
> > user perspective, either.
> 
> Won't the user see all their DIMMs reported for each memory
> controller under /sys/devices/system/edac/mc/mc*/dimm* ?
> 
> That sounds confusing.

ghes_edac only fills dimm_info to the first mci.  So, users do not see
duplicated info.

Thanks,
-Toshi