linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/9] x86/mce: Unify AMD DFR handler with MCA Polling

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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 13:18:47 +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, avadhut.naik@....com,
	john.allen@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] x86/mce: Unify AMD DFR handler with MCA Polling

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 10:56:39AM -0500, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> -/*
> - * We have three scenarios for checking for Deferred errors:
> - *
> - * 1) Non-SMCA systems check MCA_STATUS and log error if found.
> - * 2) SMCA systems check MCA_STATUS. If error is found then log it and also
> - *    clear MCA_DESTAT.
> - * 3) SMCA systems check MCA_DESTAT, if error was not found in MCA_STATUS, and
> - *    log it.
> - */

I don't like it when you're killing those written down rules. Are they
not true anymore?

Because smca_log_poll_error() still does exactly that.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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