Re: [PATCH -tip] x86, mce: CE in last bank prevents panic by unknown MCE

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>]

* Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:

> [based on tip/x86/mce]
> 
> If MCE handler is called but none of mces_seen have machine check 
> event which might signal the MCE (i.e. event higher than 
> MCE_KEEP_SEVERITY), panic with "Machine check from unknown source" 
> will be taken since the MCE is assumed to be signaled from 
> external agent or so.
> 
> Usually mces_seen never point MCE_KEEP_SEVERITY event such as CE. 
> But it can happen because initial value of mces_seen is 
> accidentally modified by mce_no_way_out() - in case if 
> mce_no_way_out() run through all banks and the last bank has the 
> CE, mces_seen points the CE and the "panic by unknown" will not be 
> taken.
> 
> This patch fix this undesired behavior, and clarify the logic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Reported-by: Jin Dongming <jin.dongming@np.css.fujitsu.com>
> 
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

applied, thanks!

Btw., i had a quick look at 
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-severity.c, and it is quite a pile of 
unclean, over-engineered crap really.

Would you be interested in sending me a patch that converts that to 
clean, proper C code that just checks the bits in a straightforward, 
readable way? We dont need that silly, unreadable table with the 
macro jungle and we definitely dont want to expose it via debugfs - 
the debugfs bits can be removed altogether.

[ Plus in the mce_severity() implementation please rename 'a' to at
  least 'm' - that name choice for a variable shows zero taste. We
  dont program the kernel in BASIC with 'A', 'B' and 'C' variable
  names anymore. ]

Thanks,

	Ingo