> > + if (mca_cfg.recovery || (mca_cfg.ser && > > + !strncmp(c->x86_model_id, "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E7-", 24))) > > Eeww, a model string check :-( > > Lemme guess: those E7s can't be represented by a range of > model/steppings, can they?
We use the same model number for E5 and E7 series. E.g. 63 for Haswell. The model_id string seems to be the only way to tell ahead of time whether you will get a recoverable machine check or die when you touch uncorrected memory. -Tony
