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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86, MCE, AMD: save IA32_MCi_STATUS before machine_check_poll() resets it
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On Thu, 2014-10-02 at 15:12 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>
> Ok, this return is still bugging me - we're logging the error which
> caused the counter overflow but we go and explicitly clear _STATUS so
> that machine_check_poll doesn't pick up the same error again.
>
> Even though, machine_check_poll is intended to log the thresholding
> error.
>
> Which actually makes me think that that machine_check_poll is actually
> completely useless there. IOW, how about that instead:

amd_threshold_interrup() is just used for logging threshold events. And
any 'valid' threshold events can be checked/logged in loop body.
Moreover, machine_check_poll() is unable to check additional MCx_MISCi.
So I agree with you on this change.

Thanks!
cyc



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