Re: [PATCH v2] x86/mce: fix wrong no-return-ip logic in do_machine_check()

From: Aili Yao
Date: Mon Feb 22 2021 - 06:22:38 EST


On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:22:06 +0100
Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 06:08:19PM +0800, Aili Yao wrote:
> > So why would intel provide this MCG_STATUS_RIPV flag, it's better to
> > remove it as it will never be set, and all the related logic for this
> > flag is really needed ?
>
> Why would it never be set - of course it will be. You don't set it. If
> you wanna inject errors, then make sure you inject *valid* errors which
> the hardware *actually* generates, not some random ones.
>

As far as I know, Most of RAS related tests are faked, not real errors, and it's really meaningful.

You should better reproduce the issue I tried to fix, or at least read the code more detailly and you will
know if it's random and invalid

Best Regards!
Aili Yao