Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Aug 2017 10:31:37 +0200 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] ghes_edac: add platform check to enable ghes_edac |
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On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 03:57:51PM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote: > The ghes_edac driver was introduced in 2013 [1], but it has not > been enabled by any distro yet. This driver obtains error info > from firmware interfaces, which are not properly implemented on > many platforms, as the driver always emits the messages below: > > This EDAC driver relies on BIOS to enumerate memory and get error reports. > Unfortunately, not all BIOSes reflect the memory layout correctly > So, the end result of using this driver varies from vendor to vendor > If you find incorrect reports, please contact your hardware vendor > to correct its BIOS. > > To get out from this situation, add a platform check to selectively > enable the driver on the platforms that are known to have proper > firmware implementation. Platform vendors can add their platforms > to the list when they support ghes_edac. > > "ghes_edac.any_oem=1" skips this platform check.
There's that non-generic OEM thing again. NAK!
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