Re: [PATCH] x86, mce: rework output of MCE banks ownership information

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

Looks good to me, Hidetoshi, ACK?

	-hpa

On 12/15/2009 03:30 PM, Mike Travis wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] x86, mce: rework output of MCE banks ownership information
> From: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
> 
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
> Cc: x86@kernel.org
> 
> The output of MCE banks ownership information on boot tend
> to be long on new processor which has many banks:
> 
>   CPU 1 MCA banks SHD:0 SHD:1 CMCI:2 CMCI:3 CMCI:5 SHD:6 SHD:7 SHD:8 SHD:9 SHD:12 SHD:13 SHD:14 SHD:15 SHD:16 SHD:17 SHD:18 SHD:19 SHD:20 SHD:21
> 
> This message can fill up the console output when the number
> of cpus is large.
> 
> This patch suppress this info message on boot, and introduce
> debug message in shorter format instead, like:
> 
>   CPU 1 MCE banks map: ssCC PCss ssPP ssss ssss ss
> 
>   where: s: shared, C: checked by cmci, P: checked by poll.
> 
> This patch still keep the info when ownership is updated.
> E.g. when a cpu take over the ownership from hot-removed cpu,
> both message will be shown:
> 
>   CPU 1 MCE banks map updated: CMCI:6 CMCI:7 CMCI:10 CMCI:11
>   CPU 1 MCE banks map: ssCC PCCC ssPP ssCC ssss ss
> 
> v2:
>   - stop changing the level of message on update
>   - change the number of banks message on boot to debug level
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@jp.fujitsu.com>
> 
> v3: (again)
>   - avoid use of pr_cont with pr_debug in print_banks_map()
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com>