linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 09/16] x86/mce: Do 'UNKNOWN' vendor check early

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Message-ID: <CY8PR11MB71341C4B284FB8510F122BD989FA2@CY8PR11MB7134.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:31:01 +0000
From: "Zhuo, Qiuxu" <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>
To: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
CC: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com"
	<Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 09/16] x86/mce: Do 'UNKNOWN' vendor check early

> From: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 12:46 AM
> To: x86@...nel.org; Luck, Tony <tony.luck@...el.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-edac@...r.kernel.org;
> Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com; Yazen Ghannam
> <yazen.ghannam@....com>
> Subject: [PATCH v2 09/16] x86/mce: Do 'UNKNOWN' vendor check early
> 
> The 'UNKNOWN' vendor check is handled as a quirk that is run on each online
> CPU. However, all CPUs are expected to have the same vendor.
> 
> Move the 'UNKNOWN' vendor check to the BSP-only init so it is done early
> and once. Remove the unnecessary return value from the quirks check.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>

LGTM. Thanks.

    Reviewed-by: Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>