linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] x86/MCE: Save MCA control bits that get set in hardware

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Date:   Fri, 17 May 2019 11:06:07 -0700
From:   "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
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>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] x86/MCE: Save MCA control bits that get set in
 hardware

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 07:48:17PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> @@ -1562,15 +1567,21 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_init_generic(void)
>  static void __mcheck_cpu_init_clear_banks(void)
>  {
>  	struct mce_bank *mce_banks = this_cpu_read(mce_banks_array);
> +	u64 msrval;
>  	int i;
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < this_cpu_read(mce_num_banks); i++) {
>  		struct mce_bank *b = &mce_banks[i];
>  
> -		if (!b->init)
> -			continue;
> -		wrmsrl(msr_ops.ctl(i), b->ctl);
> -		wrmsrl(msr_ops.status(i), 0);
> +		if (b->init) {
> +			/* Check if any bits are implemented in h/w */
> +			wrmsrl(msr_ops.ctl(i), b->ctl);
> +			rdmsrl(msr_ops.ctl(i), msrval);
> +
> +			b->init = !!msrval;
> +
> +			wrmsrl(msr_ops.status(i), 0);
> +		}
>  	}
>  }

Am I misreading the diff here? It doesn't look like you
needed to drop the

	if (!b->init)
		continue;

and thus end up with that extra level on indent for the rest
of the function.

-Tony