powerpc/powernv/mce: Print correct severity for MCE error.

Currently all machine check errors are printed as severe errors which
isn't correct. Print soft errors as warning instead of severe errors.

Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>

4 files changed, 123 insertions, 114 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h
index c888ef9a3eaf..d6dc75f9e9bb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum MCE_Version {
 enum MCE_Severity {
 	MCE_SEV_NO_ERROR = 0,
 	MCE_SEV_WARNING = 1,
-	MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC = 2,
+	MCE_SEV_SEVERE = 2,
 	MCE_SEV_FATAL = 3,
 };
 
@@ -110,73 +110,74 @@ enum MCE_LinkErrorType {
 };
 
 struct machine_check_event {
-	enum MCE_Version	version:8;	/* 0x00 */
-	uint8_t			in_use;		/* 0x01 */
-	enum MCE_Severity	severity:8;	/* 0x02 */
-	enum MCE_Initiator	initiator:8;	/* 0x03 */
-	enum MCE_ErrorType	error_type:8;	/* 0x04 */
-	enum MCE_Disposition	disposition:8;	/* 0x05 */
-	uint16_t		cpu;		/* 0x06 */
-	uint64_t		gpr3;		/* 0x08 */
-	uint64_t		srr0;		/* 0x10 */
-	uint64_t		srr1;		/* 0x18 */
-	union {					/* 0x20 */
+	enum MCE_Version	version:8;
+	u8			in_use;
+	enum MCE_Severity	severity:8;
+	enum MCE_Initiator	initiator:8;
+	enum MCE_ErrorType	error_type:8;
+	enum MCE_Disposition	disposition:8;
+	bool			sync_error;
+	u16			cpu;
+	u64			gpr3;
+	u64			srr0;
+	u64			srr1;
+	union {
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_UeErrorType ue_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		physical_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[5];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint64_t	physical_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[8];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		physical_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[5];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u64		physical_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[8];
 		} ue_error;
 
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_SlbErrorType slb_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[6];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[16];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[6];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[16];
 		} slb_error;
 
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_EratErrorType erat_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[6];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[16];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[6];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[16];
 		} erat_error;
 
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_TlbErrorType tlb_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[6];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[16];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[6];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[16];
 		} tlb_error;
 
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_UserErrorType user_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[6];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[16];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[6];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[16];
 		} user_error;
 
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_RaErrorType ra_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[6];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[16];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[6];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[16];
 		} ra_error;
 
 		struct {
 			enum MCE_LinkErrorType link_error_type:8;
-			uint8_t		effective_address_provided;
-			uint8_t		reserved_1[6];
-			uint64_t	effective_address;
-			uint8_t		reserved_2[16];
+			u8		effective_address_provided;
+			u8		reserved_1[6];
+			u64		effective_address;
+			u8		reserved_2[16];
 		} link_error;
 	} u;
 };
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ struct mce_error_info {
 	} u;
 	enum MCE_Severity	severity:8;
 	enum MCE_Initiator	initiator:8;
+	bool			sync_error;
 };
 
 #define MAX_MC_EVT	100
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c
index 25a8b20cbbdc..71d245a387ab 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void save_mce_event(struct pt_regs *regs, long handled,
 
 	mce->initiator = mce_err->initiator;
 	mce->severity = mce_err->severity;
+	mce->sync_error = mce_err->sync_error;
 
 	/*
 	 * Populate the mce error_type and type-specific error_type.
@@ -376,9 +377,9 @@ void machine_check_print_event_info(struct machine_check_event *evt,
 		break;
 	case MCE_SEV_WARNING:
 		level = KERN_WARNING;
-		sevstr = "";
+		sevstr = "Warning";
 		break;
-	case MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC:
+	case MCE_SEV_SEVERE:
 		level = KERN_ERR;
 		sevstr = "Severe";
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c
index 367fbfa2e835..6647a31b85b2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/mce_power.c
@@ -133,106 +133,107 @@ struct mce_ierror_table {
 	unsigned int error_subtype;
 	unsigned int initiator;
 	unsigned int severity;
+	bool sync_error;
 };
 
 static const struct mce_ierror_table mce_p7_ierror_table[] = {
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x0000000000040000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x0000000000080000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_PARITY,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x00000000000c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x0000000000100000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_INDETERMINATE, /* BOTH */
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x0000000000140000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_TLB, MCE_TLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x0000000000180000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000001c0000, 0x00000000001c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
-{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
+{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
 
 static const struct mce_ierror_table mce_p8_ierror_table[] = {
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000040000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000080000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_PARITY,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x00000000000c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000100000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_ERAT,MCE_ERAT_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000140000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_TLB, MCE_TLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000180000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x00000000001c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008000000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK,MCE_LINK_ERROR_IFETCH_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008040000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK,MCE_LINK_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
-{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
+{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
 
 static const struct mce_ierror_table mce_p9_ierror_table[] = {
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000040000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000080000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_PARITY,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x00000000000c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB, MCE_SLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000100000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_ERAT,MCE_ERAT_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000140000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_TLB, MCE_TLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000000180000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,  MCE_UE_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x00000000001c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,  MCE_RA_ERROR_IFETCH_FOREIGN,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008000000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK,MCE_LINK_ERROR_IFETCH_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008040000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK,MCE_LINK_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x00000000080c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,  MCE_RA_ERROR_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008100000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,  MCE_RA_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008140000, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,  MCE_RA_ERROR_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_FATAL, }, /* ASYNC is fatal */
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_FATAL, false }, /* ASYNC is fatal */
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x0000000008180000, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK,MCE_LINK_ERROR_STORE_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_FATAL, }, /* ASYNC is fatal */
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_FATAL, false }, /* ASYNC is fatal */
 { 0x00000000081c0000, 0x00000000081c0000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,  MCE_RA_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_IFETCH_FOREIGN,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
-{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,  MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
+{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
 
 struct mce_derror_table {
 	unsigned long dsisr_value;
@@ -241,103 +242,104 @@ struct mce_derror_table {
 	unsigned int error_subtype;
 	unsigned int initiator;
 	unsigned int severity;
+	bool sync_error;
 };
 
 static const struct mce_derror_table mce_p7_derror_table[] = {
 { 0x00008000, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,   MCE_UE_ERROR_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00004000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,   MCE_UE_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000800, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_ERAT, MCE_ERAT_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000400, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_TLB,  MCE_TLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000080, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,	/* Before PARITY */
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000100, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_PARITY,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000040, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_INDETERMINATE, /* BOTH */
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
-{ 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
+{ 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
 
 static const struct mce_derror_table mce_p8_derror_table[] = {
 { 0x00008000, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,   MCE_UE_ERROR_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00004000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,   MCE_UE_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00002000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK, MCE_LINK_ERROR_LOAD_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00001000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK, MCE_LINK_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000800, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_ERAT, MCE_ERAT_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000400, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_TLB,  MCE_TLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000200, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_ERAT, MCE_ERAT_ERROR_MULTIHIT, /* SECONDARY ERAT */
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000080, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,	/* Before PARITY */
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000100, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_PARITY,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
-{ 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
+{ 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
 
 static const struct mce_derror_table mce_p9_derror_table[] = {
 { 0x00008000, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,   MCE_UE_ERROR_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00004000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE,   MCE_UE_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00002000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK, MCE_LINK_ERROR_LOAD_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00001000, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_LINK, MCE_LINK_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE_TIMEOUT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000800, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_ERAT, MCE_ERAT_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000400, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_TLB,  MCE_TLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000200, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_USER, MCE_USER_ERROR_TLBIE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000080, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_MULTIHIT,	/* Before PARITY */
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_WARNING, true },
 { 0x00000100, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_SLB,  MCE_SLB_ERROR_PARITY,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000040, true,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,   MCE_RA_ERROR_LOAD,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000020, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,   MCE_RA_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000010, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,   MCE_RA_ERROR_PAGE_TABLE_WALK_LOAD_STORE_FOREIGN,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
 { 0x00000008, false,
   MCE_ERROR_TYPE_RA,   MCE_RA_ERROR_LOAD_STORE_FOREIGN,
-  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC, },
-{ 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
+  MCE_INITIATOR_CPU,   MCE_SEV_SEVERE, true },
+{ 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } };
 
 static int mce_find_instr_ea_and_pfn(struct pt_regs *regs, uint64_t *addr,
 					uint64_t *phys_addr)
@@ -427,11 +429,12 @@ static int mce_handle_ierror(struct pt_regs *regs,
 			mce_err->u.link_error_type = table[i].error_subtype;
 			break;
 		}
+		mce_err->sync_error = table[i].sync_error;
 		mce_err->severity = table[i].severity;
 		mce_err->initiator = table[i].initiator;
 		if (table[i].nip_valid) {
 			*addr = regs->nip;
-			if (mce_err->severity == MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC &&
+			if (mce_err->sync_error &&
 				table[i].error_type == MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE) {
 				unsigned long pfn;
 
@@ -448,8 +451,9 @@ static int mce_handle_ierror(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	}
 
 	mce_err->error_type = MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-	mce_err->severity = MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC;
+	mce_err->severity = MCE_SEV_SEVERE;
 	mce_err->initiator = MCE_INITIATOR_CPU;
+	mce_err->sync_error = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -519,11 +523,12 @@ static int mce_handle_derror(struct pt_regs *regs,
 			mce_err->u.link_error_type = table[i].error_subtype;
 			break;
 		}
+		mce_err->sync_error = table[i].sync_error;
 		mce_err->severity = table[i].severity;
 		mce_err->initiator = table[i].initiator;
 		if (table[i].dar_valid)
 			*addr = regs->dar;
-		else if (mce_err->severity == MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC &&
+		else if (mce_err->sync_error &&
 				table[i].error_type == MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UE) {
 			/*
 			 * We do a maximum of 4 nested MCE calls, see
@@ -539,8 +544,9 @@ static int mce_handle_derror(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		return handled;
 
 	mce_err->error_type = MCE_ERROR_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-	mce_err->severity = MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC;
+	mce_err->severity = MCE_SEV_SEVERE;
 	mce_err->initiator = MCE_INITIATOR_CPU;
+	mce_err->sync_error = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index 2b0eca104f86..737c51d63480 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int opal_recover_mce(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		recovered = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!recovered && evt->severity == MCE_SEV_ERROR_SYNC) {
+	if (!recovered && evt->sync_error) {
 		/*
 		 * Try to kill processes if we get a synchronous machine check
 		 * (e.g., one caused by execution of this instruction). This