linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/8] efi: Decode IA32/X64 Cache, TLB, and Bus Check structures

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Message-ID: <20180227170654.GL26382@pd.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:06:54 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     "Ghannam, Yazen" <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
Cc:     "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org" <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/8] efi: Decode IA32/X64 Cache, TLB, and Bus Check
 structures

On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 03:33:44PM +0000, Ghannam, Yazen wrote:
> I agree which is why I've included the Validation Bits. A user can then
> check the Validation Bits for any field that is of interest but missing.

No, no half-baked fields.

So you know drivers/edac/mce_amd.c, right? And you know the lengths we
go to make an error record as readable as possible?

So please apply the same logic and intent here too.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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