Re: [PATCH] x86_64: mcelog tolerant level cleanup

2007-05-18 Thread Tim Hockin
On 5/18/07, Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * If RIPV is set it is not safe to restart, so set the 'no way out' >flag rather than the 'kill it' flag. Why? It is not PCC. We cannot return of course, but killing isn't returning. My understanding is that the absence of RIPV

Re: [PATCH] x86_64: mcelog tolerant level cleanup

2007-05-18 Thread Andi Kleen
On Wednesday 16 May 2007 22:29, Tim Hockin wrote: > From: Tim Hockin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Background: > The MCE handler has several paths that it can take, depending on various > conditions of the MCE status and the value of the 'tolerant' knob. The > exact semantics are not well defined and