linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 06/16] x86/mce: Remove __mcheck_cpu_init

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Message-ID: <20250227152500.GAZ8CDzEBRWBUukmcl@fat_crate.local>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:25:00 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/16] x86/mce: Remove __mcheck_cpu_init_early()

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 04:45:55PM +0000, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> Also, move __mcheck_cpu_init_generic() after
> __mcheck_cpu_init_prepare_banks() so that MCA is enabled after the first
> MCA polling event.

The reason being?

Precaution?

It was this way since forever, why are you moving it now? Any particular
reason?

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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