Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] acpi: apei: Rename ghes_severity() to ghes_cper_severity()

[Alex G.]

On 05/22/2018 08:50 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 08:38:39AM -0500, Alex G. wrote:
>>> It looks like the *real* reason for this change is that you
>>> re-introduce ghes_severity() as a different function in the second
>>> patch.
>>
>> /me holds fist at Borislav
> 
> That was a misunderstanding with Rafael and me - we fixed it on IRC.

You mean to say this whole time I've been struggling to write emails,
there was an IRC?

> But this is not the real problem with your approach - it is the marking
> of all PCIe errors as recoverable, regardless of the signature. That's a
> no-no, IMO.

No, the problem is with the current approach, not with mine. The problem
is trying to handle the error outside of the existing handler. That's a
no-no, IMO.

Alex