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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/4 Rebase] x86, MCE: Avoid potential deadlock in MCE context
On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 08:03:08PM +0000, Luck, Tony wrote:
> @@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ void mce_log(struct mce *mce)
> /* Emit the trace record: */
> trace_mce_record(mce);
>
> - atomic_notifier_call_chain(&x86_mce_decoder_chain, 0, mce);
> + mce_genpool_add(mce);
> + irq_work_queue(&mce_irq_work);
>
> Is it safe to call irq_work_queue() from MCE context?

Yeah, we're using it in contexts like:

do_nmi
|-> default_do_nmi
|-> nmi_handle
|->irq_work_queue

for example. I think that is good enough for #MC. :)

> If that is OK, then I don't have any concerns.

Thanks.
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