Re: MCE handler in 2.6.37 kernel

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>]

On 02/01/2011 07:39 PM, Mukesh Rathor wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> I am playing around with MCE stuff, and looking to test MCE handler in
> the guest kernel next. Just wondering why we are not installing
> MCE handler in the hypervisor in 2.6.37 kernel.
>
>
> arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c:
>
> cvt_gate_to_trap():
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>         } else if (addr == (unsigned long)machine_check) {
>                 return 0;
> #endif

There's a patch from the Intel folks to implement MCE, but I hadn't
added it to my upstream todo list yet.  I think it's pretty small, so no
problem to add it - esp if you can actually test it.

    J