Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/mce: Extend AMD severity grading function with new types of errors

From: Carlos Bilbao
Date: Tue Apr 05 2022 - 16:28:05 EST


On 4/5/2022 12:41 PM, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 12:24:31PM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
>> On 4/5/2022 12:18 PM, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 11:38:49AM -0500, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
>>>> The MCE handler needs to understand the severity of the machine errors to
>>>> act accordingly. In the case of AMD, very few errors are covered in the
>>>> grading logic.
>>>>
>>>> Extend the MCEs severity grading of AMD to cover new types of machine
>>>> errors.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This patch does not add new types of machine errors. Please update the commit
>>> message (and cover letter) to be consistent with changes made between patch
>>> revisions.
>>>
>>
>> I'm thinking "cover error cases not previously considered".
>>
>
> Please elaborate. It seems that all the cases in this patch are already
> covered in the existing code. This patch seems to simplify the existing code.
>

You are right, will update. Since we don't "extend" the severity grading anymore,
i.e. will change commit message, it's probably best if I send a completely new patch set
instead of considering the next iteration v3.

> Thanks,
> Yazen

Thanks,
Carlos