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

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Message-ID: <YYrYUpM7c5Z+nFsv@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 9 Nov 2021 21:21:38 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:     Zhaolong Zhang <zhangzl2013@....com>,
        "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

On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 07:50:57PM +0000, Luck, Tony wrote:
> I think it might have been useful before recoverable machine checks. But
> now it just seems to cause confusion. I do not ever use it. I would not be
> sad to see it go.

Yeah,

what do we do with the sysfs knob? It probably is an ABI:

/sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck1/tolerant
/sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck2/tolerant
...

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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