linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] x86/MCE/AMD: Don't report L1 BTB MCA errors on some Family 17h models

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1903272036350.1789@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Wed, 27 Mar 2019 20:37:04 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
cc:     "Ghannam, Yazen" <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "bp@...e.de" <bp@...e.de>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "rafal@...ecki.pl" <rafal@...ecki.pl>,
        "clemej@...il.com" <clemej@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] x86/MCE/AMD: Don't report L1 BTB MCA errors on
 some Family 17h models

On Wed, 27 Mar 2019, Borislav Petkov wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 08:19:57PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 5.0.x: c95b323dcd35: x86/MCE/AMD: Turn off MC4_MISC thresholding on all family 0x15 models
> > 
> > What is this supposed to tell us?
> 
> That's stable speak from Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
> for patch prerequisites:
> 
> "Additionally, some patches submitted via :ref:`option_1` may have additional
> patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the
> following format in the sign-off area:
> 
> .. code-block:: none
> 
>      Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
>      Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
>      Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
>      Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
>      Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>"

Cute. Wasn't aware of that.

Thanks for the education!

       tglx