linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Schedule mce_setup() on correct CPU for CPER decoding

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Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:20:37 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tony.luck@...el.com, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Schedule mce_setup() on correct CPU for CPER
 decoding

On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 11:34:21AM -0400, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> We can solve the NMI issue if it ever comes up in the future. Unless there's
> an obvious change to avoid this now. Any suggestions?

Yes, solve it right from the get-go. "It cannot happen now" is not good
enough. It should not be even technically possible.

Just report what's logged into BERT - nothing more. Whoever needs the
remaining info, can dump it from the machine.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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