linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] EDAC/ghes: Prevent chipset-specific edac from loading after ghes

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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:29:47 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Kani, Toshi" <toshi.kani@....com>
Cc:     Justin He <Justin.He@....com>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Shuai Xue <xueshuai@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        nd <nd@....com>, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, James Morse <James.Morse@....com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
        Robert Moore <robert.moore@...el.com>,
        Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>,
        Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] EDAC/ghes: Prevent chipset-specific edac from
 loading after ghes_edac is registered

On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 05:48:39PM +0000, Kani, Toshi wrote:
> This flag is a static variable, say ghes_present, which is set to
> false initially. ghes_probe() sets it to true. ghes_edac_preferred()
> (aka. ghes_get_device) checks this flag at beginning and returns false
> if this flag is false. It does not get unlatched since ACPI GHES table
> is static.

What is that flag needed for at all?

There are two possibilities:

1. ghes_probe() succeeds. ghes_edac loads properly and other drivers use
ghes_get_devices() to know when to load.

2. ghes_probe() fails and that is caught during platform testing of all
those platforms who wish to use ghes_edac. BIOS is fixed and goto 1.

No need for funky flags whatsoever.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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