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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 2/3] xen/mcelog: add PPIN to record when available



On 13.11.2019 01:11, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> On 11/11/19 9:46 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
>> @@ -393,6 +393,8 @@
>>  #define MSR_AMD_PSTATE_DEF_BASE             0xc0010064
>>  #define MSR_AMD64_OSVW_ID_LENGTH    0xc0010140
>>  #define MSR_AMD64_OSVW_STATUS               0xc0010141
>> +#define MSR_AMD_PPIN_CTL            0xc00102f0
>> +#define MSR_AMD_PPIN                        0xc00102f1
> 
> Which processors are these defined for? I looked at a couple (fam 15h
> and 17h) and didn't see those. And I don't see them in Linux.

Certain Fam17 ones, Rome in particular (which is where I've
tested this).

>> --- a/include/xen/interface/xen-mca.h
>> +++ b/include/xen/interface/xen-mca.h
>> @@ -332,7 +332,11 @@ struct xen_mc {
>>  };
>>  DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE_STRUCT(xen_mc);
>>  
>> -/* Fields are zero when not available */
>> +/*
>> + * Fields are zero when not available. Also, this struct is shared with
>> + * userspace mcelog and thus must keep existing fields at current offsets.
>> + * Only add new fields to the end of the structure
>> + */
>>  struct xen_mce {
> 
> Why is this structure is part of the interface?

That's a question to whoever put it there. There look to have
been decisions (see also patch 1) to have the Linux clones of
Xen's public headers deviate far more from their original
than I would consider reasonable.

Jan

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