Re: [PATCH v5 07/10] ACPI: APEI: introduce GHES helper

Ahmed Tiba <[email protected]>
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On 29/05/2026 17:21, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Fri, 29 May 2026 10:50:47 +0100
> Ahmed Tiba <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Add a dedicated GHES_CPER_HELPERS Kconfig entry so the shared helper code
>> can be built even when ACPI_APEI_GHES is disabled. Update the build glue
>> and headers to depend on the new symbol.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ahmed Tiba <[email protected]>
> I guess it doesn't matter too much as in practice all exiting CXL systems
> are ACPI based, but is this new symbol sufficient for the
> CONFIG_CXL_RAS dependency?
> 
> Rest of this looks fine to me.


CONFIG_CXL_RAS still depends on ACPI_APEI_GHES which in turn selects
GHES_CPER_HELPERS so the existing dependency for CXL RAS is unchanged.
The new symbol is intended as internal build glue under ACPI_APEI_GHES, 
rather than a change to the CXL RAS dependency model.

Ahmed
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