linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] x86/mce: Change default mce logger to check mce->kflags

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Date:   Tue, 7 Apr 2020 13:10:47 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] x86/mce: Change default mce logger to check
 mce->kflags

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 02:27:18PM -0800, Tony Luck wrote:
> @@ -261,6 +249,8 @@ static void __print_mce(struct mce *m)
>  	}
>  
>  	pr_cont("\n");
> +	if (m->kflags)
> +		pr_emerg(HW_ERR "kflags = 0x%llx\n", m->kflags);

I've zapped that hunk. I'd like to avoid exposing those kflags to
luserspace in any shape or form for now.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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