linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] cper, apei, mce: Pass x86 CPER through the MCA handling chain

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Date:   Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:18:46 +0900
From:   Punit Agrawal <punit1.agrawal@...hiba.co.jp>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Smita Koralahalli <Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com>,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] cper, apei, mce: Pass x86 CPER through the MCA handling chain

Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> writes:

> On Fri, Nov 06, 2020 at 02:36:46PM +0900, Punit Agrawal wrote:
>> > diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper-x86.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper-x86.c
>> > index 2531de49f56c..438ed9eff6d0 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper-x86.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper-x86.c
>> > @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
>> >  // Copyright (C) 2018, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
>> >  
>> >  #include <linux/cper.h>
>> > +#include <linux/acpi.h>
>> 
>> Did you mean to include <asm/acpi.h>?
>
> Why?

Because arch_apei_report_x86_error() used in the patch is defined
there. The indirect include works but pulls in additional definitions
not needed by the patch.

Do you prefer the more generic include?

Thanks,
Punit