RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: drop cpu_missing since we have more capable mce_missing_cpus

From: Luck, Tony
Date: Tue Nov 09 2021 - 11:07:00 EST


> if ((s64)*t < SPINUNIT) {
> if (cpumask_and(&mce_missing_cpus, cpu_online_mask, &mce_missing_cpus))
> pr_emerg("CPUs not responding to MCE broadcast (may include false positives): %*pbl\n",
> cpumask_pr_args(&mce_missing_cpus));
> if (mca_cfg.tolerant <= 1)
> mce_panic(msg, NULL, NULL);
> return 1;
> }

Just a note that skipping the mce_panic() here isn't going to help much. With some CPUs
stuck not responding to #MC the system is going to lock up or crash for other timeouts in
the next few seconds.

-Tony