linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] x86/nmi: Consolidate NMI panic variables

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:43:05 +0000
From: "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] x86/nmi: Consolidate NMI panic variables

On Thu, 2025-03-27 at 23:46 +0000, Mehta, Sohil wrote:
> Commit feeaf5512947 ("x86: Move sysctls into arch/x86")

AFAICT the commit hash is wrong.  It should be c305a4e98378.

> recently moved the sysctl handling of panic_on_unrecovered_nmi and
> panic_on_io_nmi to x86-specific code. These variables no longer need to
> be declared in the generic header file.
> 
> Relocate the variable definitions and declarations closer to where they
> are used. This makes all the NMI panic options consistent and easier to
> track.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>