Re: [PATCH 1/2] MCE, AMD: Make MC2 decoding part of amd_decoder_opsas well

From: Jacob Shin
Date: Mon Dec 17 2012 - 16:09:34 EST


On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:59:00PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-12-17 at 14:43 -0600, Jacob Shin wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 09:40:11PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:34:35PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > > decode_mc2_mce does
> > > >
> > > > pr_emerg(HW_ERR "MC2 Error: ");
> > > > calls
> > > > fam_ops->mc2_mce()
> > > > which may not emit anything
> > > > and if it doesn't, does
> > > > pr_emerg(HW_ERR "Corrupted ...");
> > > > on another line leaving a trailing colon without
> > > > newline from the pr_emerg above.
> > >
> > > Ok, this is in Jacob's patch AFAICT, I'll review those tomorrow but
> > > thanks for the heads-up.
> >
> > Okay, I'll wait until your feedback before sending V2
> >
> > >
> > > > I believe the second pr_emerg should be pr_cont
> > >
> > > Actually, it should be
> > >
> > > pr_emerg(HW_ERR "\nCorrupted...\n");
> > >
> > > to finish the initial pr_emerg.
> >
> > Okay, all of the other decode_mc*_mce functions needs to change then.
>
> Hi Jacob.
>
> I don't think that's necessary.
>
> Using any pr_<level>("\n...") is just not good form.
> I think the pr_cont would be fine, it's the same
> form as all the other decoded continuations.
>
> The new pr_emerg is effectively a termination of the
> previous one. There's no need for 2 consecutive uses
> of pr_emerg(HW_ERR ...) here.

Ah, okay, I'll use pr_cont. Thanks!

-Jacob

>
> cheers, Joe
>
>

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