linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/MCE: Prevent CPU offline for SMCA CPUs with non-core banks

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Message-ID: <20240829141415.GDZtCCN89eyjycV0uf@fat_crate.local>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:14:15 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tony.luck@...el.com, x86@...nel.org,
	avadhut.naik@....com, john.allen@....com,
	boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/MCE: Prevent CPU offline for SMCA CPUs with non-core
 banks

On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 10:03:05AM -0400, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> Do you think we should we continue to pursue this or no?

You mean the kernel should prevent those folks from shooting themselves in the
foot?

How would that patch look like?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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