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-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/kernel/mce.c14
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/mce.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/mce.c
index cf8a76f0f47e..183dc6105429 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/mce.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static unsigned long bank[NR_BANKS] = { [0 ... NR_BANKS-1] = ~0UL };
static unsigned long console_logged;
static int notify_user;
static int rip_msr;
-static int mce_bootlog;
+static int mce_bootlog = 1;
/*
* Lockless MCE logging infrastructure.
@@ -347,7 +347,11 @@ static void __cpuinit mce_cpu_quirks(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
/* disable GART TBL walk error reporting, which trips off
incorrectly with the IOMMU & 3ware & Cerberus. */
clear_bit(10, &bank[4]);
+ /* Lots of broken BIOS around that don't clear them
+ by default and leave crap in there. Don't log. */
+ mce_bootlog = 0;
}
+
}
static void __cpuinit mce_cpu_features(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
@@ -498,16 +502,16 @@ static int __init mcheck_disable(char *str)
/* mce=off disables machine check. Note you can reenable it later
using sysfs.
mce=TOLERANCELEVEL (number, see above)
- mce=bootlog Log MCEs from before booting. Disabled by default to work
- around buggy BIOS that leave bogus MCEs. */
+ mce=bootlog Log MCEs from before booting. Disabled by default on AMD.
+ mce=nobootlog Don't log MCEs from before booting. */
static int __init mcheck_enable(char *str)
{
if (*str == '=')
str++;
if (!strcmp(str, "off"))
mce_dont_init = 1;
- else if (!strcmp(str, "bootlog"))
- mce_bootlog = 1;
+ else if (!strcmp(str, "bootlog") || !strcmp(str,"nobootlog"))
+ mce_bootlog = str[0] == 'b';
else if (isdigit(str[0]))
get_option(&str, &tolerant);
else