linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 18/23] PCI/AER: Refactor cper_print

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Date:   Thu, 25 May 2023 16:38:27 -0500
From:   Terry Bowman <Terry.Bowman@....com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     alison.schofield@...el.com, vishal.l.verma@...el.com,
        ira.weiny@...el.com, bwidawsk@...nel.org, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
        dave.jiang@...el.com, Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com,
        linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, rrichter@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bhelgaas@...gle.com,
        Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@...il.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 18/23] PCI/AER: Refactor cper_print_aer() for use by
 CXL driver module



On 5/24/23 11:55, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 06:22:09PM -0500, Terry Bowman wrote:
>> The CXL driver plans to use cper_print_aer() for logging restricted CXL
>> host (RCH) AER errors. cper_print_aer() is not currently exported and
>> therefore not usable by the CXL driver built as a loadable module. Export
>> the cper_print_aer() function making it available.
>>
>> The CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_PCIEAER kernel config is currently used to enable
>> cper_print_aer(). cper_print_aer() logs the AER registers and is
>> useful in PCIE AER logging outside of APEI. Remove the
>> CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_PCIEAER dependency to enable cper_print_aer().
>>
>> The cper_print_aer() function name implies CPER specific use but is useful
>> in non-CPER cases as well. Rename cper_print_aer() to pci_print_aer().
>>
>> Co-developed-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
>> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
>> Signed-off-by: Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@....com>
>> Cc: Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.ibm.com>
>> Cc: "Oliver O'Halloran" <oohall@...il.com>
>> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
>> Cc: linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
>> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> 

Thank you Bjorn.

Regards,
Terry