Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:37:22 +0530 | From | "Naveen N. Rao" <> | Subject | Re: Extended H/W error log driver |
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On 10/16/2013 12:53 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:40:40AM +0530, Naveen N. Rao wrote: >> +2 ;) > > You're counting for 2 people, huh?
That's me raising both my hands :)
> > :-) > >> While at it, I wonder if we're better off calling these "Hardware >> events" rather than "Hardware errors". > > Oh, please no. That's that euphemistic lying which serves no one. And > here's what I mean by "euphemistic lying": > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuEQixrBKCc > > Let's call it what it really is but, at the same time, make sure it is > understandable to users what action they need to undertake (or none) > when they encounter it.
If you feel so strongly about it. "Corrected Error" is an oxymoron. It's really just the hardware notifying us.
Thanks, Naveen
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