linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/18] EDAC/amd64: Add determine_edac

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Message-ID: <YrM+7tii3AK00mvh@yaz-fattaah>
Date:   Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:10:22 +0000
From:   Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com, muralidhara.mk@....com,
        naveenkrishna.chatradhi@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/18] EDAC/amd64: Add determine_edac_cap() into pvt->ops

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 06:21:11PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Back to those...
> 
> On Mon, May 09, 2022 at 02:55:28PM +0000, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> > From: Muralidhara M K <muralidhara.mk@....com>
> > 
> > GPU Nodes will have different criteria for checking the EDAC
> > capabilities of a controller. A function pointer should be used rather
> > than introduce another branching condition.
> > 
> > Prepare for this by adding determine_edac_cap() to pvt->ops and set it
> > as needed based on currently supported systems.
> > 
> > Use a "umc" prefix for modern systems, since these use Unified Memory
> > Controllers (UMCs).
> > 
> > Use a "dct" prefix for newly-defined legacy functions, since these
> > systems use DRAM Controllers (DCTs).
> 
> Please refrain from adding those boilerplates to each commit message. Do
> it once for the first patch and then no need anymore. It is clear what's
> going on.
>

Understood, will do.

Thanks,
Yazen