On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:10:53 -0400 Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c > index aaf4b9b94f38..94860c521fb8 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c > @@ -1391,6 +1391,11 @@ static int mce_notify_work_init(void) > > static void mce_notify_work(void) > { > + if (unlikely(!mce_notify_helper)) { > + pr_info(HW_ERR "Machine check event before MCE init; ignored\n"); Hmm, maybe we should make this a bit more noticeable? Not just an "ignored" event with pr_info(). Maybe a: if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!mce_notify_helper)) { -- Steve > + return; > + } > + > wake_up_process(mce_notify_helper); > } > #else -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html