Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] efi/cper: Export cper_mem_err_unpack() for use by modules

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Fri Apr 14 2023 - 07:48:15 EST


On Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:40:10 -0500
Terry Bowman <Terry.Bowman@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jonathan,
>
> On 4/13/23 11:08, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> > On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:02:58 -0500
> > Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> The CXL driver plans to use cper_print_aer() for restricted CXL host (RCH)
> >> logging. This is not currently possible if CXL is built as a loadable
> >> module because cper_print_aer() depends on cper_mem_err_unpack() which
> >> is not exported.
> >>
> >> Export cper_mem_err_unpack() to enable cper_print_aer() usage in
> >> CXL and other loadable modules.
> >
> > No problem with the export, but I'm struggling to see the path that needs it.
> > Could you give a little more detail, perhaps a call path?
> >
>
> The cper_print_aer() is used to log RCH dport AER errors. This is needed
> because the RCH dport AER errors are not handled directly by the AER port
> driver. I'll add these details to the patch.

Ah. I wasn't particularly clear. cper_print_aer() is fine, but oddly
I'm not seeing where that results in a call to cper_mem_err_unpack()

More than possible my grep skills are failing me!

Jonathan

>
> Regards,
> Terry
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@xxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: linux-efi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> ---
> >> drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c | 1 +
> >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
> >> index 35c37f667781..ff15e12160ae 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
> >> @@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ const char *cper_mem_err_unpack(struct trace_seq *p,
> >>
> >> return ret;
> >> }
> >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cper_mem_err_unpack);
> >>
> >> static void cper_print_mem(const char *pfx, const struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem,
> >> int len)
> >