RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: Always save severity in machine_check_poll

[Ghannam, Yazen]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Borislav Petkov [mailto:bp@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 12:49 PM
> To: Ghannam, Yazen <Yazen.Ghannam@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-edac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>;
> x86@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mce: Always save severity in machine_check_poll
> 
> 
> Just forget the work scheduling - it is only a marginal implementation thing -
> you only want to say that we want to log the severity since we already have it.
> And the most important aspect in your v2 commit message is explaining
> *why* we want the severity. And yes, it is possible to simply say, this is a
> cleanup and we can just as well always save it because it is a valid reason. And
> it makes sense too.
> 
> All I'm trying to remind you of, is, you should explain in your commit message
> what the issue is and *why* you're doing the change. When the first sentence
> of your commit message is "Remove code that was used to decide whether to
> schedule work." I'm starting to scratch my head, wondering, what the actual
> problem is and what you're trying to fix.
> 
> Ok?
> 

Yep, got it.

Thanks,
Yazen