Extended Error Log support
modulename: acpi_extlog.ko
configname: CONFIG_ACPI_EXTLOG
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Power management and ACPI options
└─>ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
└─>Extended Error Log support
In linux kernel since version 4.2 (release Date: 2015-08-30)
Certain usages such as Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) require
more information about the error than what can be described in
processor machine check banks. Most server processors log
additional information about the error in processor uncore
registers. Since the addresses and layout of these registers vary
widely from one processor to another, system software cannot
readily make use of them. To complicate matters further, some of
the additional error information cannot be constructed without
detailed knowledge about platform topology.
Enhanced MCA Logging allows firmware to provide additional error
information to system software, synchronous with MCE or CMCI. This
driver adds support for that functionality with corresponding
tracepoint which carries that information to userspace.
more information about the error than what can be described in
processor machine check banks. Most server processors log
additional information about the error in processor uncore
registers. Since the addresses and layout of these registers vary
widely from one processor to another, system software cannot
readily make use of them. To complicate matters further, some of
the additional error information cannot be constructed without
detailed knowledge about platform topology.
Enhanced MCA Logging allows firmware to provide additional error
information to system software, synchronous with MCE or CMCI. This
driver adds support for that functionality with corresponding
tracepoint which carries that information to userspace.