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SubjectRe: [PATCH] arm64: kconfig: allow support for memory failure handling
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"Baicar, Tyler" <tbaicar@codeaurora.org> writes:

> Hello Punit,
>
>
> On 2/3/2017 9:27 AM, Punit Agrawal wrote:
>> Tyler Baicar <tbaicar@codeaurora.org> writes:
>>
>>> From: "Jonathan (Zhixiong) Zhang" <zjzhang@codeaurora.org>
>>>
>>> If ACPI_APEI and MEMORY_FAILURE is configured, select
>>> ACPI_APEI_MEMORY_FAILURE. This enables memory failure recovery
>>> when such memory failure is reported through ACPI APEI. APEI
>>> (ACPI Platform Error Interfaces) provides a means for the
>>> platform to convey error information to the kernel.
>>>
>>> Declare ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE, as arm64 does support
>>> memory failure recovery attempt.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jonathan (Zhixiong) Zhang <zjzhang@codeaurora.org>
>>> Signed-off-by: Tyler Baicar <tbaicar@codeaurora.org>
>>> ---
>>> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 2 ++
>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
>>> index f92778d..4cd12a0 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
>>> @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ config ARM64
>>> select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
>>> select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
>>> select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
>>> + select ACPI_APEI_MEMORY_FAILURE if ACPI_APEI && MEMORY_FAILURE
>>> + select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
>> Although enabling support for memory failure handling makes sense in the
>> architecture config, it feels out of place to select
>> ACPI_APEI_MEMORY_FAILURE here.
>>
>> Maybe key it off of CONFIG_APEI?
> Yes, I can move it there.
>
> config ACPI_APEI
> bool "ACPI Platform Error Interface (APEI)"
> select MISC_FILESYSTEMS
> select PSTORE
> select UEFI_CPER
> + select ACPI_APEI_MEMORY_FAILURE if MEMORY_FAILURE
> depends on HAVE_ACPI_APEI
>

That's what I was suggesting - we'll see what the ACPI maintainers think
of the change.

> The ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE should remain in arch/arm64/Kconfig
> though, correct?

Yes, that's right - as that's a feature the architecture is advertising
support for, it should stay in the arm64 Kconfig,

>
> Thanks,
> Tyler

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