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Date:   Thu, 1 Aug 2019 13:35:49 +0200
From:   Robert Richter <rric@kernel.org>
To:     Hanna Hawa <hhhawa@amazon.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC 1/1] edac: Add a counter parameter for
 edac_device_handle_ue/ce()
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On 15.07.19 13:53:07, Hanna Hawa wrote:
> Add a counter parameter in order to avoid losing errors count for edac
> device, the error count reports the number of errors reported by an edac
> device similar to the way MC_EDAC do.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hanna Hawa <hhhawa@amazon.com>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/altera_edac.c      | 20 ++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c     |  6 +++---
>  drivers/edac/cpc925_edac.c      |  4 ++--
>  drivers/edac/edac_device.c      | 18 ++++++++++--------
>  drivers/edac/edac_device.h      |  8 ++++++--
>  drivers/edac/highbank_l2_edac.c |  4 ++--
>  drivers/edac/mpc85xx_edac.c     |  4 ++--
>  drivers/edac/mv64x60_edac.c     |  4 ++--
>  drivers/edac/octeon_edac-l2c.c  | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  drivers/edac/octeon_edac-pc.c   |  6 +++---
>  drivers/edac/qcom_edac.c        |  8 ++++----
>  drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c    | 10 +++++-----
>  drivers/edac/xgene_edac.c       | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
>  13 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.h b/drivers/edac/edac_device.h
> index 1aaba74..cf1a1da 100644
> --- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.h
> +++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.h
> @@ -290,23 +290,27 @@ extern struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_device_del_device(struct device *dev);
>   *	perform a common output and handling of an 'edac_dev' UE event
>   *
>   * @edac_dev: pointer to struct &edac_device_ctl_info
> + * @error_count: number of errors of the same type
>   * @inst_nr: number of the instance where the UE error happened
>   * @block_nr: number of the block where the UE error happened
>   * @msg: message to be printed
>   */
>  extern void edac_device_handle_ue(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev,
> -				int inst_nr, int block_nr, const char *msg);
> +				  u16 error_count, int inst_nr, int block_nr,
> +				  const char *msg);
>  /**
>   * edac_device_handle_ce():
>   *	perform a common output and handling of an 'edac_dev' CE event
>   *
>   * @edac_dev: pointer to struct &edac_device_ctl_info
> + * @error_count: number of errors of the same type
>   * @inst_nr: number of the instance where the CE error happened
>   * @block_nr: number of the block where the CE error happened
>   * @msg: message to be printed
>   */
>  extern void edac_device_handle_ce(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev,

How about renaming this to __edac_device_handle_ce() and then have 2
macros for:

 * edac_device_handle_ce() to keep old i/f.

 * edac_device_handle_ce_count(), with count parameter added.

Same for uncorrectable errors.

Code of other driver can be kept as it is then.

Thanks,

-Robert

> -				int inst_nr, int block_nr, const char *msg);
> +				  u16 error_count, int inst_nr, int block_nr,
> +				  const char *msg);