RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: correct cpu_missing reporting in mce_timed_out

From: Luck, Tony
Date: Thu Nov 04 2021 - 11:48:47 EST


> Frankly, we might just as well kill that cpu_missing thing because we
> already say that some CPUs are not responding.

Yes. The more recent commit:

7bb39313cd62 ("x86/mce: Make mce_timed_out() identify holdout CPUs")

tries to provide the more detailed message about *which* CPUs are missing

> Tony, do you see any real need to keep it?

I think cpu_missing can be dropped.

-Tony