On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Linda Knippers <[email protected]> wrote: [..] > Wasn't Dan concerned about how the OS can know whether the FW supports > that bit in the Start ARS? > > The Query ARS Capabilities DSM has a bit that tells the OS whether the > platform supports the notification and the point of the notification was > to tell the OS it could do a Start ARS with bit 1 set. Of course, if > you get the notification then that means the platform has the capability > to deliver it, but it might not hurt to check the flag from the Query > Capabilities bit.
Good point, yes, I think it is safe to assume that a BIOS that claims to support un-correctable error notification also supports this Start ARS flag.
