linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] x86/MCE/AMD, EDAC/mce_amd: Add new Load Store unit McaType

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Message-ID: <20200116155116.GE27148@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:51:16 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Yazen Ghannam <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        bp@...e.de, tony.luck@...el.com, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] x86/MCE/AMD, EDAC/mce_amd: Add new Load Store unit
 McaType

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 01:56:47AM +0000, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> From: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
> 
> Future SMCA systems may see a new version of the Load Store unit bank
		      ^^^^^^^^

Yah, you've been hanging around with hw people too much. I can just as
well reply: "well, I'll apply the patch when I see future SMCA systems"
:-)

All I'm saying is, forget those "may" formulations when it comes to
kernel patches. :-)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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