Re: [PATCH -v2] x86: MCE: Re-implement MCE log ring buffer as per-CPU ring buffer

[Andi Kleen]

> Maybe the comment is a little confusing. What we do is limit the size of
> user buffer size to prevent system from not response. If the user buffer

Ah. The standard way to handle this is to add cond_resched()s where
appropiate. Maybe that would be an alternative or is that not
possible? You have to drop locks of course.

-Andi

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