linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Fix timer interval adjustment after logging a MCE event

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Message-ID: <20260114135034.GAaWefKm97-CkbEp4P@fat_crate.local>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:50:34 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: "Li, Rongqing" <lirongqing@...du.com>,
	Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>,
	"Zhuo, Qiuxu" <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>,
	Avadhut Naik <avadhut.naik@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Fix timer interval adjustment after logging a
 MCE event

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 04:30:08PM -0800, Luck, Tony wrote:
> Seems to work (though you've deleted all the places where mce_need_notify
> is used, so you can also delete the declaration.

Right.

> I see time delta between logs reducing while I'm injecting errors.
> 
> When I pause injection for several minutes, and then restart I see the
> interval went back up again.

Thanks Tony, I'll play with this too and ponder over what would be the proper
fix which to take to stable too.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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