Re: [PATCH] Documentation/Changes: cleanup mcelog paragraph

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

On 06/24/14 05:12, Paul Bolle wrote:
> The paragraph on mcelog currently describes kernel v2.6.31. In that
> kernel the mce code (for i386, that is) was in transition. Ever since
> v2.6.32 the situation is much simpler (eg, mcelog is now needed to
> process events on almost all x86 machines, i386 and x86-64). Since this
> "document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
> software necessary to run the 3.0 kernels" let's just describe that
> situation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
> ---
>  Documentation/Changes | 9 +++------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes
> index 2254db0f00a5..227bec88021e 100644
> --- a/Documentation/Changes
> +++ b/Documentation/Changes
> @@ -280,12 +280,9 @@ that is possible.
>  mcelog
>  ------
>  
> -In Linux 2.6.31+ the i386 kernel needs to run the mcelog utility
> -as a regular cronjob similar to the x86-64 kernel to process and log
> -machine check events when CONFIG_X86_NEW_MCE is enabled. Machine check
> -events are errors reported by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
> -All x86-64 kernels since 2.6.4 require the mcelog utility to
> -process machine checks.
> +On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
> +events when CONFIG_X86_MCE is enabled. Machine check events are errors reported
> +by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
>  
>  Getting updated software
>  ========================
> 

Applied with Andi's ack.  Thanks.

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~Randy