RE: [RFC PATCH v4 2/3] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to ghes_cper_severity()

[Shiju Jose]

Hi Alex,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandru Gagniuc [mailto:mr.nuke.me@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 April 2018 22:34
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> Subject: [RFC PATCH v4 2/3] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to
> ghes_cper_severity()
> 
> ghes_severity() is a misnomer in this case, as it implies the severity
> of the entire GHES structure. Instead, it maps one CPER value to a
> monotonically increasing number. ghes_cper_severity() is clearer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c | 17 ++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> index f9b53a6f55f3..c9f1971333c1 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void ghes_fini(struct ghes *ghes)
>  		unmap_gen_v2(ghes);
>  }
> 
> -static inline int ghes_severity(int severity)
> +static inline int ghes_cper_severity(int severity)

[...]
>  	else
>  		ratelimit = &ratelimit_uncorrected;
> @@ -705,9 +705,8 @@ static int ghes_proc(struct ghes *ghes)
>  	if (rc)
>  		goto out;
> 
> -	if (ghes_severity(ghes->estatus->error_severity) >=
> GHES_SEV_PANIC) {
> +	if (ghes_cper_severity(ghes->estatus->error_severity) >=
> GHES_SEV_PANIC)
>  		__ghes_panic(ghes);

PCIe AER fatal errors result panic here.
I think ghes_cper_severity to be replaced with ghes_severity in the ghes_proc function as well in the patch 
"acpi: apei: Do not panic() on PCIe errors reported through GHES"?
> -	}
> 
[...]
> 2.14.3

Thanks,
Shiju