Re: [PATCH 1/1] edac x38: new MC driver module

[Doug Thompson]

--- Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:32:28 -0700
> Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:39:45 -0600
> > dougthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > I wrote a new module for Intel X38 chipset.
> > > This chipset is very similar to Intel 3200 chipset,
> > > but there are some different points,
> > > so I copyed i3200_edac.c and modified.
> > > 
> > > This is a Intel's web page describing this chipset.
> > > http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Chipsets/X38/X38-overview.htm
> > > 
> > > I've tested this new module with broken memory,
> > > and it seems working well.
> > > 
> > > This is a patch, please use.
> > > Hitoshi
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Doug Thompson <dougthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > Index: linux-2.6.27/drivers/edac/Kconfig
> > > ===================================================================
> > > --- linux-2.6.27.orig/drivers/edac/Kconfig
> > > +++ linux-2.6.27/drivers/edac/Kconfig
> > > @@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ config EDAC_I3000
> > >  	  Support for error detection and correction on the Intel
> > >  	  3000 and 3010 server chipsets.
> > >  
> > > +config EDAC_X38
> > > +	tristate "Intel X38"
> > > +	depends on EDAC_MM_EDAC && PCI && X86
> > > +	help
> > > +	  Support for error detection and correction on the Intel
> > > +	  X38 server chipsets.
> > 
> > Is this truly X86, or will this driver only ever be used on x86_64 kernels?
> 
> I didn't know readq() of x86_64, and missed the case
> to use this driver on x86_64. Thank you.
> 
> I wrote new version of this driver and tested. It works well.
> This is replacement for old version.
> Or should I send diff of two versions?


I would suggest sending a diff of what is now in the -mm tree to what it should be.

doug t



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