[PATCH 1/2] x86/mce: Simplify AMD severity grading logic

From: Carlos Bilbao
Date: Tue Apr 05 2022 - 19:53:10 EST


The MCE handler needs to understand the severity of the machine errors to
act accordingly. Simplify the AMD grading logic following a logic that
closely resembles the descriptions of the public PPR documents. This will
help include more fine-grained grading of errors in the future.

Signed-off-by: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c | 104 +++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
index 1add86935349..25aec5a27899 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
@@ -301,85 +301,59 @@ static noinstr int error_context(struct mce *m, struct pt_regs *regs)
}
}

-static __always_inline int mce_severity_amd_smca(struct mce *m, enum context err_ctx)
-{
- u64 mcx_cfg;
-
- /*
- * We need to look at the following bits:
- * - "succor" bit (data poisoning support), and
- * - TCC bit (Task Context Corrupt)
- * in MCi_STATUS to determine error severity.
- */
- if (!mce_flags.succor)
- return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
-
- mcx_cfg = mce_rdmsrl(MSR_AMD64_SMCA_MCx_CONFIG(m->bank));
-
- /* TCC (Task context corrupt). If set and if IN_KERNEL, panic. */
- if ((mcx_cfg & MCI_CONFIG_MCAX) &&
- (m->status & MCI_STATUS_TCC) &&
- (err_ctx == IN_KERNEL))
- return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
-
- /* ...otherwise invoke hwpoison handler. */
- return MCE_AR_SEVERITY;
-}
-
/*
- * See AMD Error Scope Hierarchy table in a newer BKDG. For example
- * 49125_15h_Models_30h-3Fh_BKDG.pdf, section "RAS Features"
+ * See AMD PPR(s) section Machine Check Error Handling
*/
static noinstr int mce_severity_amd(struct mce *m, struct pt_regs *regs, char **msg, bool is_excp)
{
- enum context ctx = error_context(m, regs);
-
- /* Processor Context Corrupt, no need to fumble too much, die! */
- if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_PCC)
- return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+ int ret;

- if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_UC) {
+ /*
+ * Default return value: Action required, the error must be handled
+ * immediately.
+ */
+ ret = MCE_AR_SEVERITY;

- if (ctx == IN_KERNEL)
- return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+ /* Processor Context Corrupt, no need to fumble too much, die! */
+ if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_PCC) {
+ ret = MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+ goto out_amd_severity;
+ }

- /*
- * On older systems where overflow_recov flag is not present, we
- * should simply panic if an error overflow occurs. If
- * overflow_recov flag is present and set, then software can try
- * to at least kill process to prolong system operation.
- */
- if (mce_flags.overflow_recov) {
- if (mce_flags.smca)
- return mce_severity_amd_smca(m, ctx);
-
- /* kill current process */
- return MCE_AR_SEVERITY;
- } else {
- /* at least one error was not logged */
- if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_OVER)
- return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
- }
-
- /*
- * For any other case, return MCE_UC_SEVERITY so that we log the
- * error and exit #MC handler.
- */
- return MCE_UC_SEVERITY;
+ if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_DEFERRED) {
+ ret = MCE_DEFERRED_SEVERITY;
+ goto out_amd_severity;
}

/*
- * deferred error: poll handler catches these and adds to mce_ring so
- * memory-failure can take recovery actions.
+ * If the UC bit is not set, the system either corrected or deferred
+ * the error. No action will be required after logging the error.
*/
- if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_DEFERRED)
- return MCE_DEFERRED_SEVERITY;
+ if (!(m->status & MCI_STATUS_UC)) {
+ ret = MCE_KEEP_SEVERITY;
+ goto out_amd_severity;
+ }

/*
- * corrected error: poll handler catches these and passes responsibility
- * of decoding the error to EDAC
+ * On MCA Overflow, without the MCA Overflow recovery feature the
+ * system will not be able to recover.
*/
- return MCE_KEEP_SEVERITY;
+ if ((m->status & MCI_STATUS_OVER) && !mce_flags.overflow_recov) {
+ ret = MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+ goto out_amd_severity;
+ }
+
+ if (!mce_flags.succor) {
+ ret = MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+ goto out_amd_severity;
+ }
+
+ if (error_context(m, regs) == IN_KERNEL)
+ ret = MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
+
+out_amd_severity:
+
+ return ret;
}

static noinstr int mce_severity_intel(struct mce *m, struct pt_regs *regs, char **msg, bool is_excp)
--
2.31.1