Re: [PATCH 1/3] [RFC][x86] move notify_die from nmi.c to traps.c

[Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com>]

> > > > +	        if (notify_die(DIE_NMI, "nmi", regs, reason, 2, SIGINT)
> > > > +	        			                == NOTIFY_STOP)
> > > > +	                return;
> > > > +
> > > >  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
> > > >  		/*
> > > >  		 * Ok, so this is none of the documented NMI sources,
> > > > --
> > > 
> > > Hi Don, I suppose this notify_die should be in CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
> > > section?
> > 
> > To maintain old behaviour I suppose, yes.  Personally I don't think
> > notify_die has anything to do with CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC so I put it in
> > above the #define.
> > 
> 
> I think it is. It becomes that if some (possible buggy in future) code
> notify default_do_nmi via NOTIFY_STOP we may loose unknown_nmi_error

How is that different if the code is under the #define?

> for non-apic configs. And I reckon that even DIE_NMI_IPI is a bit "weird"
> by not being under apic here, but this one should stay there in a
> sake of kgdb I guess.

So you are saying the only way to get NMIs on x86 is through the local
apic?  That seems odd.

I really don't care either way, I was just trying to cleanup the code to
make it easier to understand.  Putting it under the #define didn't seem to
make sense (though that doesn't mean there is a valid reason).

Cheers,
Don