linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v15 22/23] x86/mce: Improve error log of kernel space TDX #MC due to erratum

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Message-ID: <ZWjOCWRuW9QBchql@agluck-desk3>
Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:01:45 -0800
From:   Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 22/23] x86/mce: Improve error log of kernel space TDX
 #MC due to erratum

On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 12:55:59AM +1300, Kai Huang wrote:
> Instead of modifying above error log, improve the error log by printing
> additional TDX related message to make the log like:
> 
>   ...
>  [...] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check: Data load in unrecoverable area of kernel
>  [...] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine Check: TDX private memory error. Possible kernel bug.

This seems a reasonable addition.

>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c |  33 +++++++++++

Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>

[I only reviewed the hooks into mce/core.c I don't feel qualified
to dig through the TDX bits that determine this is a TD private page]

-Tony