--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/acpi/apei/output_format.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+                     APEI output format
+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+APEI uses printk as hardware error reporting interface, the output
+format is as follow.
+
+<error record> :=
+APEI generic hardware error status
+severity: <integer>, <severity string>
+section: <integer>, severity: <integer>, <severity string>
+flags: <integer>
+<section flags strings>
+fru_id: <uuid string>
+fru_text: <string>
+section_type: <section type string>
+<section data>
+
+<severity string>* := recoverable | fatal | corrected | info
+
+<section flags strings># :=
+[primary][, containment warning][, reset][, threshold exceeded]\
+[, resource not accessible][, latent error]
+
+<section type string> := generic processor error | memory error | \
+PCIe error | unknown, <uuid string>
+
+<section data> :=
+<generic processor section data> | <memory section data> | \
+<pcie section data> | <null>
+
+<generic processor section data> :=
+[processor_type: <integer>, <proc type string>]
+[processor_isa: <integer>, <proc isa string>]
+[error_type: <integer>
+<proc error type strings>]
+[operation: <integer>, <proc operation string>]
+[flags: <integer>
+<proc flags strings>]
+[level: <integer>]
+[version_info: <integer>]
+[processor_id: <integer>]
+[target_address: <integer>]
+[requestor_id: <integer>]
+[responder_id: <integer>]
+[IP: <integer>]
+
+<proc type string>* := IA32/X64 | IA64
+
+<proc isa string>* := IA32 | IA64 | X64
+
+<processor error type strings># :=
+[cache error][, TLB error][, bus error][, micro-architectural error]
+
+<proc operation string>* := unknown or generic | data read | data write | \
+instruction execution
+
+<proc flags strings># :=
+[restartable][, precise IP][, overflow][, corrected]
+
+<memory section data> :=
+[error_status: <integer>]
+[physical_address: <integer>]
+[physical_address_mask: <integer>]
+[node: <integer>]
+[card: <integer>]
+[module: <integer>]
+[bank: <integer>]
+[device: <integer>]
+[row: <integer>]
+[column: <integer>]
+[bit_position: <integer>]
+[requestor_id: <integer>]
+[responder_id: <integer>]
+[target_id: <integer>]
+[error_type: <integer>, <mem error type string>]
+
+<mem error type string>* :=
+unknown | no error | single-bit ECC | multi-bit ECC | \
+single-symbol chipkill ECC | multi-symbol chipkill ECC | master abort | \
+target abort | parity error | watchdog timeout | invalid address | \
+mirror Broken | memory sparing | scrub corrected error | \
+scrub uncorrected error
+
+<pcie section data> :=
+[port_type: <integer>, <pcie port type string>]
+[version: <integer>.<integer>]
+[command: <integer>, status: <integer>]
+[device_id: <integer>:<integer>:<integer>.<integer>
+slot: <integer>
+secondary_bus: <integer>
+vendor_id: <integer>, device_id: <integer>
+class_code: <integer>]
+[serial number: <integer>, <integer>]
+[bridge: secondary_status: <integer>, control: <integer>]
+
+<pcie port type string>* := PCIe end point | legacy PCI end point | \
+unknown | unknown | root port | upstream switch port | \
+downstream switch port | PCIe to PCI/PCI-X bridge | \
+PCI/PCI-X to PCIe bridge | root complex integrated endpoint device | \
+root complex event collector
+
+Where, [] designate corresponding content is optional
+
+All <field string> description with * has the following format:
+
+field: <integer>, <field string>
+
+Where value of <integer> should be the position of "string" in <field
+string> description. Otherwise, <field string> will be "unknown".
+
+All <field strings> description with # has the following format:
+
+field: <integer>
+<field strings>
+
+Where each string in <fields strings> corresponding to one set bit of
+<integer>. The bit position is the position of "string" in <field
+strings> description.
+
+For more detailed explanation of every field, please refer to UEFI
+specification version 2.3 or later, section Appendix N: Common
+Platform Error Record.
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static inline u32 apei_estatus_len(struc
 		return sizeof(*estatus) + estatus->data_length;
 }
 
+void apei_estatus_print(const char *pfx,
+			const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus);
 int apei_estatus_check_header(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus);
 int apei_estatus_check(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus);
 #endif
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/cper.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/cper.c
@@ -46,6 +46,317 @@ u64 cper_next_record_id(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cper_next_record_id);
 
+static const char *cper_severity_strs[] = {
+	"recoverable",
+	"fatal",
+	"corrected",
+	"info",
+};
+
+static const char *cper_severity_str(unsigned int severity)
+{
+	return severity < ARRAY_SIZE(cper_severity_strs) ?
+		cper_severity_strs[severity] : "unknown";
+}
+
+/*
+ * cper_print_bits - print strings for set bits
+ * @pfx: prefix for each line, including log level and prefix string
+ * @bits: bit mask
+ * @strs: string array, indexed by bit position
+ * @strs_size: size of the string array: @strs
+ *
+ * For each set bit in @bits, print the corresponding string in @strs.
+ * If the output length is longer than 80, multiple line will be
+ * printed, with @pfx is printed at the beginning of each line.
+ */
+static void cper_print_bits(const char *pfx, unsigned int bits,
+			    const char *strs[], unsigned int strs_size)
+{
+	int i, len = 0;
+	const char *str;
+	char buf[84];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < strs_size; i++) {
+		if (!(bits & (1U << i)))
+			continue;
+		str = strs[i];
+		if (len && len + strlen(str) + 2 > 80) {
+			printk("%s\n", buf);
+			len = 0;
+		}
+		if (!len)
+			len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s", pfx, str);
+		else
+			len += snprintf(buf+len, sizeof(buf)-len, ", %s", str);
+	}
+	if (len)
+		printk("%s\n", buf);
+}
+
+static const char *cper_proc_type_strs[] = {
+	"IA32/X64",
+	"IA64",
+};
+
+static const char *cper_proc_isa_strs[] = {
+	"IA32",
+	"IA64",
+	"X64",
+};
+
+static const char *cper_proc_error_type_strs[] = {
+	"cache error",
+	"TLB error",
+	"bus error",
+	"micro-architectural error",
+};
+
+static const char *cper_proc_op_strs[] = {
+	"unknown or generic",
+	"data read",
+	"data write",
+	"instruction execution",
+};
+
+static const char *cper_proc_flag_strs[] = {
+	"restartable",
+	"precise IP",
+	"overflow",
+	"corrected",
+};
+
+static void cper_print_proc_generic(const char *pfx,
+				    const struct cper_sec_proc_generic *proc)
+{
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_TYPE)
+		printk("%s""processor_type: %d, %s\n", pfx, proc->proc_type,
+		       proc->proc_type < ARRAY_SIZE(cper_proc_type_strs) ?
+		       cper_proc_type_strs[proc->proc_type] : "unknown");
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_ISA)
+		printk("%s""processor_isa: %d, %s\n", pfx, proc->proc_isa,
+		       proc->proc_isa < ARRAY_SIZE(cper_proc_isa_strs) ?
+		       cper_proc_isa_strs[proc->proc_isa] : "unknown");
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_ERROR_TYPE) {
+		printk("%s""error_type: 0x%02x\n", pfx, proc->proc_error_type);
+		cper_print_bits(pfx, proc->proc_error_type,
+				cper_proc_error_type_strs,
+				ARRAY_SIZE(cper_proc_error_type_strs));
+	}
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_OPERATION)
+		printk("%s""operation: %d, %s\n", pfx, proc->operation,
+		       proc->operation < ARRAY_SIZE(cper_proc_op_strs) ?
+		       cper_proc_op_strs[proc->operation] : "unknown");
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_FLAGS) {
+		printk("%s""flags: 0x%02x\n", pfx, proc->flags);
+		cper_print_bits(pfx, proc->flags, cper_proc_flag_strs,
+				ARRAY_SIZE(cper_proc_flag_strs));
+	}
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_LEVEL)
+		printk("%s""level: %d\n", pfx, proc->level);
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_VERSION)
+		printk("%s""version_info: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, proc->cpu_version);
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_ID)
+		printk("%s""processor_id: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, proc->proc_id);
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_TARGET_ADDRESS)
+		printk("%s""target_address: 0x%016llx\n",
+		       pfx, proc->target_addr);
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_REQUESTOR_ID)
+		printk("%s""requestor_id: 0x%016llx\n",
+		       pfx, proc->requestor_id);
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_RESPONDER_ID)
+		printk("%s""responder_id: 0x%016llx\n",
+		       pfx, proc->responder_id);
+	if (proc->validation_bits & CPER_PROC_VALID_IP)
+		printk("%s""IP: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, proc->ip);
+}
+
+static const char *cper_mem_err_type_strs[] = {
+	"unknown",
+	"no error",
+	"single-bit ECC",
+	"multi-bit ECC",
+	"single-symbol chipkill ECC",
+	"multi-symbol chipkill ECC",
+	"master abort",
+	"target abort",
+	"parity error",
+	"watchdog timeout",
+	"invalid address",
+	"mirror Broken",
+	"memory sparing",
+	"scrub corrected error",
+	"scrub uncorrected error",
+};
+
+static void cper_print_mem(const char *pfx, const struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem)
+{
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_ERROR_STATUS)
+		printk("%s""error_status: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, mem->error_status);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS)
+		printk("%s""physical_address: 0x%016llx\n",
+		       pfx, mem->physical_addr);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS_MASK)
+		printk("%s""physical_address_mask: 0x%016llx\n",
+		       pfx, mem->physical_addr_mask);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_NODE)
+		printk("%s""node: %d\n", pfx, mem->node);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_CARD)
+		printk("%s""card: %d\n", pfx, mem->card);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_MODULE)
+		printk("%s""module: %d\n", pfx, mem->module);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_BANK)
+		printk("%s""bank: %d\n", pfx, mem->bank);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_DEVICE)
+		printk("%s""device: %d\n", pfx, mem->device);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_ROW)
+		printk("%s""row: %d\n", pfx, mem->row);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_COLUMN)
+		printk("%s""column: %d\n", pfx, mem->column);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_BIT_POSITION)
+		printk("%s""bit_position: %d\n", pfx, mem->bit_pos);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_REQUESTOR_ID)
+		printk("%s""requestor_id: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, mem->requestor_id);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_RESPONDER_ID)
+		printk("%s""responder_id: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, mem->responder_id);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_TARGET_ID)
+		printk("%s""target_id: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, mem->target_id);
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_ERROR_TYPE) {
+		u8 etype = mem->error_type;
+		printk("%s""error_type: %d, %s\n", pfx, etype,
+		       etype < ARRAY_SIZE(cper_mem_err_type_strs) ?
+		       cper_mem_err_type_strs[etype] : "unknown");
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *cper_pcie_port_type_strs[] = {
+	"PCIe end point",
+	"legacy PCI end point",
+	"unknown",
+	"unknown",
+	"root port",
+	"upstream switch port",
+	"downstream switch port",
+	"PCIe to PCI/PCI-X bridge",
+	"PCI/PCI-X to PCIe bridge",
+	"root complex integrated endpoint device",
+	"root complex event collector",
+};
+
+static void cper_print_pcie(const char *pfx, const struct cper_sec_pcie *pcie)
+{
+	if (pcie->validation_bits & CPER_PCIE_VALID_PORT_TYPE)
+		printk("%s""port_type: %d, %s\n", pfx, pcie->port_type,
+		       pcie->port_type < ARRAY_SIZE(cper_pcie_port_type_strs) ?
+		       cper_pcie_port_type_strs[pcie->port_type] : "unknown");
+	if (pcie->validation_bits & CPER_PCIE_VALID_VERSION)
+		printk("%s""version: %d.%d\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->version.major, pcie->version.minor);
+	if (pcie->validation_bits & CPER_PCIE_VALID_COMMAND_STATUS)
+		printk("%s""command: 0x%04x, status: 0x%04x\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->command, pcie->status);
+	if (pcie->validation_bits & CPER_PCIE_VALID_DEVICE_ID) {
+		const __u8 *p;
+		printk("%s""device_id: %04x:%02x:%02x.%x\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->device_id.segment, pcie->device_id.bus,
+		       pcie->device_id.device, pcie->device_id.function);
+		printk("%s""slot: %d\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->device_id.slot >> CPER_PCIE_SLOT_SHIFT);
+		printk("%s""secondary_bus: 0x%02x\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->device_id.secondary_bus);
+		printk("%s""vendor_id: 0x%04x, device_id: 0x%04x\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->device_id.vendor_id, pcie->device_id.device_id);
+		p = pcie->device_id.class_code;
+		printk("%s""class_code: %02x%02x%02x\n", pfx, p[0], p[1], p[2]);
+	}
+	if (pcie->validation_bits & CPER_PCIE_VALID_SERIAL_NUMBER)
+		printk("%s""serial number: 0x%04x, 0x%04x\n", pfx,
+		       pcie->serial_number.lower, pcie->serial_number.upper);
+	if (pcie->validation_bits & CPER_PCIE_VALID_BRIDGE_CONTROL_STATUS)
+		printk(
+	"%s""bridge: secondary_status: 0x%04x, control: 0x%04x\n",
+	pfx, pcie->bridge.secondary_status, pcie->bridge.control);
+}
+
+static const char *apei_estatus_section_flag_strs[] = {
+	"primary",
+	"containment warning",
+	"reset",
+	"threshold exceeded",
+	"resource not accessible",
+	"latent error",
+};
+
+static void apei_estatus_print_section(
+	const char *pfx, const struct acpi_hest_generic_data *gdata, int sec_no)
+{
+	uuid_le *sec_type = (uuid_le *)gdata->section_type;
+	__u16 severity;
+
+	severity = gdata->error_severity;
+	printk("%s""section: %d, severity: %d, %s\n", pfx, sec_no, severity,
+	       cper_severity_str(severity));
+	printk("%s""flags: 0x%02x\n", pfx, gdata->flags);
+	cper_print_bits(pfx, gdata->flags, apei_estatus_section_flag_strs,
+			ARRAY_SIZE(apei_estatus_section_flag_strs));
+	if (gdata->validation_bits & CPER_SEC_VALID_FRU_ID)
+		printk("%s""fru_id: %pUl\n", pfx, (uuid_le *)gdata->fru_id);
+	if (gdata->validation_bits & CPER_SEC_VALID_FRU_TEXT)
+		printk("%s""fru_text: %.20s\n", pfx, gdata->fru_text);
+
+	if (!uuid_le_cmp(*sec_type, CPER_SEC_PROC_GENERIC)) {
+		struct cper_sec_proc_generic *proc_err = (void *)(gdata + 1);
+		printk("%s""section_type: general processor error\n", pfx);
+		if (gdata->error_data_length >= sizeof(*proc_err))
+			cper_print_proc_generic(pfx, proc_err);
+		else
+			goto err_section_too_small;
+	} else if (!uuid_le_cmp(*sec_type, CPER_SEC_PLATFORM_MEM)) {
+		struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err = (void *)(gdata + 1);
+		printk("%s""section_type: memory error\n", pfx);
+		if (gdata->error_data_length >= sizeof(*mem_err))
+			cper_print_mem(pfx, mem_err);
+		else
+			goto err_section_too_small;
+	} else if (!uuid_le_cmp(*sec_type, CPER_SEC_PCIE)) {
+		struct cper_sec_pcie *pcie = (void *)(gdata + 1);
+		printk("%s""section_type: PCIe error\n", pfx);
+		if (gdata->error_data_length >= sizeof(*pcie))
+			cper_print_pcie(pfx, pcie);
+		else
+			goto err_section_too_small;
+	} else
+		printk("%s""section type: unknown, %pUl\n", pfx, sec_type);
+
+	return;
+
+err_section_too_small:
+	pr_err(FW_WARN "error section length is too small\n");
+}
+
+void apei_estatus_print(const char *pfx,
+			const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus)
+{
+	struct acpi_hest_generic_data *gdata;
+	unsigned int data_len, gedata_len;
+	int sec_no = 0;
+	__u16 severity;
+
+	printk("%s""APEI generic hardware error status\n", pfx);
+	severity = estatus->error_severity;
+	printk("%s""severity: %d, %s\n", pfx, severity,
+	       cper_severity_str(severity));
+	data_len = estatus->data_length;
+	gdata = (struct acpi_hest_generic_data *)(estatus + 1);
+	while (data_len > sizeof(*gdata)) {
+		gedata_len = gdata->error_data_length;
+		apei_estatus_print_section(pfx, gdata, sec_no);
+		data_len -= gedata_len + sizeof(*gdata);
+		sec_no++;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apei_estatus_print);
+
 int apei_estatus_check_header(const struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus)
 {
 	if (estatus->data_length &&
