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+From: "Bounine, Alexandre" <Alexandre.Bounine@idt.com>
+Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 5/7] powerpc/85xx: Add MChk handler for SRIO port
+Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:17:58 -0700
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+
+> I'm looking at this now and wondering what we added the mcheck handler
+for in the first place and what
+> its trying to accomplish.
+>
+> - k
+
+This protects system from hanging if RIO link fails or enters error
+state. In some situations following maintenance read may initiate link
+recovery from error state.
+
+As it is now, MCheck mostly prevents system from hanging, but it also
+adds sense to return status of maintenance read routine. I am using
+return status in my new set of patches to check if RIO link is valid
+during error recovery.
+
+Alex.
+
+
+
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