linux-kernel - Re: [tip: ras/core] x86, powerpc: Rename memcpy_mcsafe() to copy_mc_to

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Message-ID: <20201007192528.GL5607@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 7 Oct 2020 21:25:37 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [tip: ras/core] x86, powerpc: Rename memcpy_mcsafe() to
 copy_mc_to_{user, kernel}()

On Wed, Oct 07, 2020 at 11:53:15AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> Oh nice! I just sent a patch [1] to fix this up as well,

Yeah, for some reason it took you a while to see it - wondering if your
mail servers are slow again.

> but mine goes
> after minimizing when it is exported, I think perhaps both are needed.
> 
> http://lore.kernel.org/r/160209507277.2768223.9933672492157583642.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com

Looks like it. 

Why not rip out COPY_MC_TEST altogether though? Or you wanna do that
after the merge window?

It would be good to not have that export in 5.10 final if it is not
really needed.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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