linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Dynamically size space for machine check records

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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:22:05 -0800
From: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
To: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	"Naik, Avadhut" <avadnaik@....com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Avadhut Naik <avadhut.naik@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Dynamically size space for machine check records

On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 10:49:18AM -0500, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> On 2/28/2024 8:56 PM, Sohil Mehta wrote:
> > > +	order = ilog2(sizeof(struct mce_evt_llist)) + 1;
> > 
> > I didn't exactly understand why a +1 is needed here. Do you have a
> > pointer to somewhere to help understand this?
> > 
> > Also, I think, a comment on top might be useful since this isn't obvious.
> > 
> 
> Would order_base_2() work here? It automatically rounds up to the next power.

Yes!  That's exactly what is needed here. Thanks!

-Tony