SRU request for LP#239666

[Wang, Yong Y]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Gardner [mailto:tim.gardner at canonical.com]
> Sent: 2008年6月20日 1:28
> To: Wang, Yong Y
> Cc: kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: SRU request for LP#239666
>
> Wang, Yong Y wrote:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/239666
> >
> > SRU justification:
> >
> > Impact: Current 64 bit MCE reporting code in Hardy 2.6.24 kernel
> > hardcodes bank limitation as 6 and this is not an issue for
> processors
> > with <=6 MCE banks. But for latest processors, e.g. Dunnington, with
> > more than 6 MCE banks, additional MCE banks available in processor
> > hardware are not enabled to record hardware error
> information which is
> > extremely helpful for diagnostics.
> >
> > For those who do not know what MCA & MCE are, here are some nice
> > documents:
> > 1. http://one.firstfloor.org/~andi/mce.pdf
> > 2. kernel-source-dir/Documentation/x86_64/machinecheck
> >
> > Original patch can be found at http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/5/8/412.
> >
> > Fix is available below:
> >
> > The following changes since commit
> > cafcac43a64ef93b5929ec8d88103761862474d2:
> >   Amit Kucheria (1):
> >         UBUNTU: LPIA: More conservative culling of LPIA config
> >
> > are available in the git repository at:
> >
> >   git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ywang/ubuntu-hardy.git master
> >
> > Yong Wang (1):
> >       UBUNTU: x86: Remove 6 bank limitation in 64 bit MCE
> reporting code
> >
> >  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_64.c |   20 ++++++++++++--------
> >  1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > -Yong
> >
>
> I notice that this disappeared from your git repository. I was also
> reviewing the upstream discussion, and I don't think this issue is
> completely resolved.
>

Oh, it is now in git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ywang/ubuntu-hardy-mca.git master.
I met some problems when working on my git tree as indicated by Amit's email.
What part of the issue do you think is not completely resolved yet?

-Yong