MCA Bank #6 for Intel Dunnington processor cannot be enabled in x86-64 kernel
Bug #239666 reported by
Yong Wang
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Hardy |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Tim Gardner | ||
Intrepid |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Current 64 bit MCE reporting code hardcodes bank limitation as 6 and this is not an issue for processors with <=6 MCE banks. But for latest processors with more than 6 MCE banks, additional MCE banks available in processor hardware cannot be enabled to record hardware error information which is extremely helpful for diagnostics.
For those who do not know what MCA & MCE are, here is some useful information:
1. http://
2. kernel-
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