linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/MCE: Always save MCA

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Message-ID: <20180326200955.GG28372@pd.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 26 Mar 2018 22:09:55 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Ghannam, Yazen" <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
Cc:     "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/MCE: Always save MCA_{ADDR,MISC,SYND} register
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On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 08:05:37PM +0000, Ghannam, Yazen wrote:
> Sure, I can do that. But I didn't think it was necessary because it doesn't hurt
> to read the registers whether or not the valid bits are set.

No, this needs to be AMD-specific because it will confuse people using
Intel machines.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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