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SubjectRe: [RFC 5/6] x86, NMI, Add support to notify hardware error with unknown NMI

* 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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