linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 10/16] x86/mce: enable Hygon support to MCE infrastructure

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Message-ID: <20180906083924.GB10768@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 6 Sep 2018 10:39:24 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Pu Wen <puwen@...on.cn>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, thomas.lendacky@....com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        tony.luck@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 10/16] x86/mce: enable Hygon support to MCE
 infrastructure

On Thu, Sep 06, 2018 at 11:52:42AM +0800, Pu Wen wrote:
> In most of the normal use cases MCE is necessary. Rarely in some cases
> such as for test purpose MCE may be unselected.

Test with MCE disabled? Please elaborate.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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