Re: [RFC PATCH 00/21 v2] amd64_edac: EDAC module for AMD64

Aristeu Rozanski
2009-05-03T00:32:57Z

> I thought I should summarize some points on the design direction, which,
> in my impression are what all the parties involved more or less would
> agree on:
>
> * mce interrupt delivers, if EDAC compiled in, the required batch of
> dumped MSRs to chipset/CPU specific EDAC driver. Aristeu, I guess you
> guys have some code on that, right?
it's in really early stage and like Andi said, it needs work.

> * EDAC module decodes MCE info, computes the DIMM label out of
> that. Additional hw setup stuff like memory hoisting/interleaving,
> ganged/unganged MC mode, testing infrastructure like DRAM error
> injection and all that pertaining to the specific hw is handled by the
> EDAC module.
>
> * If EDAC not enabled, mce operates as before.
agreed.

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Aristeu