linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: add support SRAO reported via CMC check

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Message-ID: <3908561D78D1C84285E8C5FCA982C28F779F1E84@ORSMSX110.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:44:07 +0000
From:   "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:     Xie XiuQi <xiexiuqi@...wei.com>
CC:     "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: add support SRAO reported via CMC check

> Yes, we could just remove the check for S=1, and place "AO" entries before
> "UCNA" entries.
>
> Is that right?

Probably. But you should give more thought than I just did to the order to
make sure that we don't give the wrong classification to something because
it now matches something early in the table when it ought to wait and match
a later entry.

This code is subtle :-(

-Tony