Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] Incorporate DRAM address in EDAC messages

[Yazen Ghannam]

On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 09:16:11AM -0700, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 10:11:38AM -0400, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> > The fake_inject fields are targets.
> 
> Uff, true story, I got confused, sorry.
> 
> /facepalm.
> 
> > Just curious, why not leave it? Do you think the bots will keep bringing
> > it up?
> 
> Ok, someone tells you about a bug in the software. You do nothing?
> 
> When do you fix it if you intend to do so?
> 

IMO, consider the risk and the outcome.

In this case, the conditions to hit the issue are rare.

Real DRAM ECC occurs and logged through EDAC: rare
EDAC_DEBUG config option enabled: almost never
User is doing a fake_inject: practically 0% chance

If the issue occurs, what is the outcome?

The "other_detail" string gets messed up for one of the error logs.

Of course, if no one is using fake_inject, then removing it closes this
small risk. I guess that's the point, right?

Thanks,
Yazen