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From: Mark Lord <kernel@teksavvy.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Generic hardware error reporting support
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:43:51 -0500
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On 10-11-20 08:06 PM, huang ying wrote:
>
> I have no objection to report hardware errors in system logs too. So
> these people can get the information too. I just want to add another
> tool oriented interface too. So that some other users (like cluster
> administrator) can get their work done better too.

So, use the standard interface for the tool:  syslog.

Have this obscure new tool simply parse the log messages,
and the send/save the data whatever way you like.

No new specialized kernel API required.