linux-kernel - Re: RE: [PATCH 0/2] edac: Add support to handle Deferred Error

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Message-ID: <2d6bfe82-25e2-c475-c547-e288f3b0912d@amd.com>
Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:49:58 -0400
From:   Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
To:     Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>,
        Kamati Srinivas <quic_kamasrin@...cinc.com>
Cc:     yazen.ghannam@....com, James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, quic_stummala@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: RE: [PATCH 0/2] edac: Add support to handle Deferred Error

On 3/3/23 22:30, Qiuxu Zhuo wrote:
>> From: Kamati Srinivas <quic_kamasrin@...cinc.com>
>> ...
>>
>> This patchset adds support to handle Deferred error, also
> 
>   It would be better if there is a use case showing some EDAC
>   driver(s) needs this newly added "Deferred Error" code
>   in the EDAC core.
>

I agree. On AMD systems, "deferred" errors are uncorrectable errors that
do not require immediate action. This may be similar to "action
optional" errors. They are still uncorrectable errors and can be counted
as such.

Thanks,
Yazen