On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What happens if pmem signals a bad block and we try to read anyway? I know >> about the read-error-MCE thing, but what's the "more expensive" alternative? >> CPU exception? > > MCE is the CPU exception, and is what we want to avoid at all costs, as > it can cause the machine to crash. The MCE being fatal vs recoverable is the difference between platforms that must avoid badblocks vs those that can consume them and keep going. _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
