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diff --git a/Documentation/edac.txt b/Documentation/edac.txt index a5c36842ece..8eda3fb6641 100644 --- a/Documentation/edac.txt +++ b/Documentation/edac.txt @@ -222,74 +222,9 @@ both csrow2 and csrow3 are populated, this indicates a dual ranked set of DIMMs for channels 0 and 1. -Within each of the 'mc','mcX' and 'csrowX' directories are several +Within each of the 'mcX' and 'csrowX' directories are several EDAC control and attribute files. - -============================================================================ -DIRECTORY 'mc' - -In directory 'mc' are EDAC system overall control and attribute files: - - -Panic on UE control file: - - 'edac_mc_panic_on_ue' - - An uncorrectable error will cause a machine panic. This is usually - desirable. It is a bad idea to continue when an uncorrectable error - occurs - it is indeterminate what was uncorrected and the operating - system context might be so mangled that continuing will lead to further - corruption. If the kernel has MCE configured, then EDAC will never - notice the UE. - - LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: panic_on_ue=[0|1] - - RUN TIME: echo "1" >/sys/devices/system/edac/mc/edac_mc_panic_on_ue - - -Log UE control file: - - 'edac_mc_log_ue' - - Generate kernel messages describing uncorrectable errors. These errors - are reported through the system message log system. UE statistics - will be accumulated even when UE logging is disabled. - - LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: log_ue=[0|1] - - RUN TIME: echo "1" >/sys/devices/system/edac/mc/edac_mc_log_ue - - -Log CE control file: - - 'edac_mc_log_ce' - - Generate kernel messages describing correctable errors. These - errors are reported through the system message log system. - CE statistics will be accumulated even when CE logging is disabled. - - LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: log_ce=[0|1] - - RUN TIME: echo "1" >/sys/devices/system/edac/mc/edac_mc_log_ce - - -Polling period control file: - - 'edac_mc_poll_msec' - - The time period, in milliseconds, for polling for error information. - Too small a value wastes resources. Too large a value might delay - necessary handling of errors and might loose valuable information for - locating the error. 1000 milliseconds (once each second) is the current - default. Systems which require all the bandwidth they can get, may - increase this. - - LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: poll_msec=[0|1] - - RUN TIME: echo "1000" >/sys/devices/system/edac/mc/edac_mc_poll_msec - - ============================================================================ 'mcX' DIRECTORIES @@ -392,7 +327,7 @@ Sdram memory scrubbing rate: 'sdram_scrub_rate' Read/Write attribute file that controls memory scrubbing. The scrubbing - rate is set by writing a minimum bandwith in bytes/sec to the attribute + rate is set by writing a minimum bandwidth in bytes/sec to the attribute file. The rate will be translated to an internal value that gives at least the specified rate. @@ -537,7 +472,6 @@ Channel 1 DIMM Label control file: motherboard specific and determination of this information must occur in userland at this time. - ============================================================================ SYSTEM LOGGING @@ -570,7 +504,6 @@ error type, a notice of "no info" and then an optional, driver-specific error message. - ============================================================================ PCI Bus Parity Detection @@ -604,6 +537,74 @@ Enable/Disable PCI Parity checking control file: echo "0" >/sys/devices/system/edac/pci/check_pci_parity +Parity Count: + + 'pci_parity_count' + + This attribute file will display the number of parity errors that + have been detected. + + +============================================================================ +MODULE PARAMETERS + +Panic on UE control file: + + 'edac_mc_panic_on_ue' + + An uncorrectable error will cause a machine panic. This is usually + desirable. It is a bad idea to continue when an uncorrectable error + occurs - it is indeterminate what was uncorrected and the operating + system context might be so mangled that continuing will lead to further + corruption. If the kernel has MCE configured, then EDAC will never + notice the UE. + + LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: edac_mc_panic_on_ue=[0|1] + + RUN TIME: echo "1" > /sys/module/edac_core/parameters/edac_mc_panic_on_ue + + +Log UE control file: + + 'edac_mc_log_ue' + + Generate kernel messages describing uncorrectable errors. These errors + are reported through the system message log system. UE statistics + will be accumulated even when UE logging is disabled. + + LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: edac_mc_log_ue=[0|1] + + RUN TIME: echo "1" > /sys/module/edac_core/parameters/edac_mc_log_ue + + +Log CE control file: + + 'edac_mc_log_ce' + + Generate kernel messages describing correctable errors. These + errors are reported through the system message log system. + CE statistics will be accumulated even when CE logging is disabled. + + LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: edac_mc_log_ce=[0|1] + + RUN TIME: echo "1" > /sys/module/edac_core/parameters/edac_mc_log_ce + + +Polling period control file: + + 'edac_mc_poll_msec' + + The time period, in milliseconds, for polling for error information. + Too small a value wastes resources. Too large a value might delay + necessary handling of errors and might loose valuable information for + locating the error. 1000 milliseconds (once each second) is the current + default. Systems which require all the bandwidth they can get, may + increase this. + + LOAD TIME: module/kernel parameter: edac_mc_poll_msec=[0|1] + + RUN TIME: echo "1000" > /sys/module/edac_core/parameters/edac_mc_poll_msec + Panic on PCI PARITY Error: @@ -614,21 +615,13 @@ Panic on PCI PARITY Error: error has been detected. - module/kernel parameter: panic_on_pci_parity=[0|1] + module/kernel parameter: edac_panic_on_pci_pe=[0|1] Enable: - echo "1" >/sys/devices/system/edac/pci/panic_on_pci_parity + echo "1" > /sys/module/edac_core/parameters/edac_panic_on_pci_pe Disable: - echo "0" >/sys/devices/system/edac/pci/panic_on_pci_parity - - -Parity Count: - - 'pci_parity_count' - - This attribute file will display the number of parity errors that - have been detected. + echo "0" > /sys/module/edac_core/parameters/edac_panic_on_pci_pe |