Re: [RFC PATCH 0/8] EDAC, mce_amd: Add a tracepoint for the decoded error

[Ingo Molnar]

* Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> BUT(!), I just realized, I *think* I can address this much more elegantly: 
> extend trace_mce_record() by adding the decoded string as its last argument. And 
> that's fine, I'm being told, because adding arguments to the tracepoints is not 
> a big deal, removing them is hard. And actually, we have added args before, come 
> to think of it:

Yeah, structured, append-only ABIs are elegant - that's what perf uses too.

> I agree with the rest but you're obviously preaching to the choir.
> 
> :-)

Had do vent my (non kernel tree integrated) Linux tooling frustration!! ;-)

Thanks,

	Ingo