linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] EDAC/mc/ghes: Fixes, cleanup and reworks

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Message-ID: <20200506085313.hg45zw2z2rlgzmq3@rric.localdomain>
Date:   Wed, 6 May 2020 10:53:14 +0200
From:   Robert Richter <rrichter@...vell.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
CC:     James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>,
        <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] EDAC/mc/ghes: Fixes, cleanup and reworks

Boris,

On 22.04.20 13:58:04, Robert Richter wrote:
> This series contains edac fixes and a significant cleanup and rework
> of the ghes driver:
> 
>  * fixes and updates for edac_mc (patches #1, #2),
> 
>  * removed smbios_handle from struct dimm_info (patch #4),
> 
>  * fix of DIMM label in error reports (patch #5),
> 
>  * general ghes_edac cleanup and rework (patches #3, #6-#10).
> 
> First 2 patches for edac_mc are individual patches, the remaining
> patches do not depend on them.
> 
> Tested on a Marvell/Cavium ThunderX2 Sabre (dual socket) system.
> 
> v1:
>  * https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/cover/1205901/
> 
> v2:
>  * reordered patches to have fixes and struct changes first, code
>    refactoring patches last,
>  * dropped v1 patches #9 to #11 (multiple conrollers) to handle them
>    in a separate series,
>  * rewrote patch to remove smbios_handle (based on v1 #9): EDAC/ghes:
>    Move smbios_handle from struct dimm_info to ghes private data,
>  * added lockdep_assert_held() checkers,
>  * renamed struct ghes_dimm_fill to struct dimm_fill,
>  * renamed local variable dimms to dimm_list to avoid conflict with
>    the global variable,
>  * removed dimm list for "fake" controller,
>  * fixed return code check to use (rc < 0),
>  * added: EDAC/mc: Fix usage of snprintf() and dimm location setup

thanks for review.

I have addressed all of your review comments if not otherwise noted.
Please take a look at my replies to you. I am a bit unsure on how to
proceed with 08/10. I have sent you a detailed explanation and hope we
can find a solution soon. I could send a v3 then.

Thanks,

-Robert