linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/mce: Extend AMD severity grading function with new types of errors

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Message-ID: <495705cc-be0e-9eba-48d4-231f851354b0@amd.com>
Date:   Tue, 5 Apr 2022 12:46:04 -0500
From:   Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@....com>
To:     Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc:     bp@...en8.de, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        bilbao@...edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/mce: Extend AMD severity grading function with
 new types of errors

On 4/5/2022 12:41 PM, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 12:24:31PM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
>> On 4/5/2022 12:18 PM, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:38:49AM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
>>>> The MCE handler needs to understand the severity of the machine errors to
>>>> act accordingly. In the case of AMD, very few errors are covered in the
>>>> grading logic.
>>>>
>>>> Extend the MCEs severity grading of AMD to cover new types of machine
>>>> errors.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This patch does not add new types of machine errors. Please update the commit
>>> message (and cover letter) to be consistent with changes made between patch
>>> revisions.
>>>  
>>
>> I'm thinking "cover error cases not previously considered".
>>
> 
> Please elaborate. It seems that all the cases in this patch are already
> covered in the existing code. This patch seems to simplify the existing code.
> 

You are right, will update. Since we don't "extend" the severity grading anymore,
i.e. will change commit message, it's probably best if I send a completely new patch set 
instead of considering the next iteration v3.

> Thanks,
> Yazen 

Thanks,
Carlos