Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/MCE: Add command line option to extend MCE Records pool

[Borislav Petkov]

On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 01:40:21PM -0600, Naik, Avadhut wrote:
> The spinlock is mostly held to prevent other primitives
> from modifying chunks within the genpool.
> 
> In #MC context however, we are not modifying the existing
> chunks, per se.

What if we decide to do

	mce[i]count++;

in #MC context?

That's modifying the existing chunks.

TBH, I'm not sure what that spinlock is for. See my reply to that same
subthread.

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