linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/xen: disable Firmware First mode for correctable memory errors

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Date:   Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:45:26 -0400
From:   boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/xen: disable Firmware First mode for correctable
 memory errors


On 9/25/20 6:11 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> @@ -1296,6 +1296,14 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
>  
>  	xen_smp_init();
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
> +	/*
> +	 * Disable selecting "Firmware First mode" for correctable memory
> +	 * errors, as this is the duty of the hypervisor to decide.
> +	 */
> +	acpi_disable_cmcff = 1;
> +#endif


Not that it matters greatly but should this go under if (xen_initial_domain()) clause a bit further down?


Either way:


Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>