linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: drop cpu_missing since we have more capable mce_missing

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Date:   Tue, 9 Nov 2021 16:06:48 +0000
From:   "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Zhaolong Zhang <zhangzl2013@....com>
CC:     "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: drop cpu_missing since we have more capable
 mce_missing_cpus

>        if ((s64)*t < SPINUNIT) {
>                if (cpumask_and(&mce_missing_cpus, cpu_online_mask, &mce_missing_cpus))
>                        pr_emerg("CPUs not responding to MCE broadcast (may include false positives): %*pbl\n",
>                                 cpumask_pr_args(&mce_missing_cpus));
>                if (mca_cfg.tolerant <= 1)
>                        mce_panic(msg, NULL, NULL);
>                return 1;
>        }

Just a note that skipping the mce_panic() here isn't going to help much. With some CPUs
stuck not responding to #MC the system is going to lock up or crash for other timeouts in
the next few seconds.

-Tony