Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:48:14 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [RFC 5/6] x86, NMI, Add support to notify hardware error with unknown NMI |
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* Some One <some@where> stripped out all quoted identities and wrote:
> > > > The proper approach would be not to add hacks to the NMI code but to > > implement southbridge drivers - which would also have NMI callbacks. > > BTW southbridges do less and less regarding PCI.
Except WICTCR.
> > These are unchartered waters, but variance in that space is reducing > > systematically so it would be worth a shot. > > You don't really need special drivers for AER [...]
On the contrary, we need proper driverization for _everything_ new. Embedded x86 is here to stay, so we are abstracting away each and every bit of the platform. See struct x86_ops for a highlevel platform driver - but a more specific, southbridge-encompassing driver framework can be created too.
Thanks,
Ingo
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