diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
index 9c5da11..9cf33a5 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
@@ -454,21 +454,20 @@ extern struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_del_mc(struct device *dev);
 extern int edac_mc_find_csrow_by_page(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 				      unsigned long page);
 
+static inline void edac_raw_error_desc_clean(struct edac_raw_error_desc *e)
+{
+	int offset = offsetof(struct edac_raw_error_desc, grain);
+
+	*e->location = '\0';
+	*e->label = '\0';
+
+	memset(e + offset, 0, sizeof(*e) - offset);
+}
+
+
 void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
-			  struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
-			  long grain,
-			  const u16 error_count,
-			  const int top_layer,
-			  const int mid_layer,
-			  const int low_layer,
-			  const unsigned long page_frame_number,
-			  const unsigned long offset_in_page,
-			  const unsigned long syndrome,
-			  const char *msg,
-			  const char *location,
-			  const char *label,
-			  const char *other_detail,
-			  const bool enable_per_layer_report);
+			      struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
+			      struct edac_raw_error_desc *e);
 
 void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 			  struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 8fddf65..d72853b 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(mem_ctls_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(mc_devices);
 
+/* Maximum size of the location string */
+#define LOCATION_SIZE 80
+
+/* String used to join two or more labels */
+#define OTHER_LABEL " or "
+
 /*
  * Used to lock EDAC MC to just one module, avoiding two drivers e. g.
  *	apei/ghes and i7core_edac to be used at the same time.
@@ -232,6 +238,11 @@ static void _edac_mc_free(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
 		}
 		kfree(mci->csrows);
 	}
+
+	/* Frees the error report string area */
+	kfree(mci->error_event.location);
+	kfree(mci->error_event.label);
+
 	kfree(mci);
 }
 
@@ -445,6 +456,12 @@ struct mem_ctl_info *edac_mc_alloc(unsigned mc_num,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Allocate memory for the error report */
+	mci->error_event.location = kmalloc(LOCATION_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	mci->error_event.label = kmalloc((EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN + 1 +
+					 sizeof(OTHER_LABEL)) * mci->tot_dimms,
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	mci->op_state = OP_ALLOC;
 
 	return mci;
@@ -1066,78 +1083,49 @@ static void edac_ue_error(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 	edac_inc_ue_error(mci, enable_per_layer_report, pos, error_count);
 }
 
-#define OTHER_LABEL " or "
-
 /**
  * edac_raw_mc_handle_error - reports a memory event to userspace without doing
  *			      anything to discover the error location
  *
  * @type:		severity of the error (CE/UE/Fatal)
  * @mci:		a struct mem_ctl_info pointer
- * @grain:		error granularity
- * @error_count:	Number of errors of the same type
- * @top_layer:		Memory layer[0] position
- * @mid_layer:		Memory layer[1] position
- * @low_layer:		Memory layer[2] position
- * @page_frame_number:	mem page where the error occurred
- * @offset_in_page:	offset of the error inside the page
- * @syndrome:		ECC syndrome
- * @msg:		Message meaningful to the end users that
- *			explains the event\
- * @location:		location of the error, like "csrow:0 channel:1"
- * @label:		DIMM labels for the affected memory(ies)
- * @other_detail:	Technical details about the event that
- *			may help hardware manufacturers and
- *			EDAC developers to analyse the event
- * @enable_per_layer_report: should it increment per-layer error counts?
+ * @e:			error description
  *
  * This raw function is used internally by edac_mc_handle_error(). It should
  * only be called directly when the hardware error come directly from BIOS,
  * like in the case of APEI GHES driver.
  */
 void edac_raw_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
-			  struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
-			  long grain,
-			  const u16 error_count,
-			  const int top_layer,
-			  const int mid_layer,
-			  const int low_layer,
-			  const unsigned long page_frame_number,
-			  const unsigned long offset_in_page,
-			  const unsigned long syndrome,
-			  const char *msg,
-			  const char *location,
-			  const char *label,
-			  const char *other_detail,
-			  const bool enable_per_layer_report)
+			      struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
+			      struct edac_raw_error_desc *e)
 {
 	char detail[80];
 	u8 grain_bits;
-	int pos[EDAC_MAX_LAYERS] = { top_layer, mid_layer, low_layer };
+	int pos[EDAC_MAX_LAYERS] = { e->top_layer, e->mid_layer, e->low_layer };
 
 	/* Report the error via the trace interface */
-	grain_bits = fls_long(grain) + 1;
-	trace_mc_event(type, msg, label, error_count,
-		       mci->mc_idx, top_layer, mid_layer, low_layer,
-		       PAGES_TO_MiB(page_frame_number) | offset_in_page,
-		       grain_bits, syndrome, other_detail);
+	grain_bits = fls_long(e->grain) + 1;
+	trace_mc_event(type, e->msg, e->label, e->error_count,
+		       mci->mc_idx, e->top_layer, e->mid_layer, e->low_layer,
+		       PAGES_TO_MiB(e->page_frame_number) | e->offset_in_page,
+		       grain_bits, e->syndrome, e->other_detail);
 
 	/* Memory type dependent details about the error */
 	if (type == HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED) {
 		snprintf(detail, sizeof(detail),
 			"page:0x%lx offset:0x%lx grain:%ld syndrome:0x%lx",
-			page_frame_number, offset_in_page,
-			grain, syndrome);
-		edac_ce_error(mci, error_count, pos, msg, location, label,
-			      detail, other_detail, enable_per_layer_report,
-			      page_frame_number, offset_in_page, grain);
+			e->page_frame_number, e->offset_in_page,
+			e->grain, e->syndrome);
+		edac_ce_error(mci, e->error_count, pos, e->msg, e->location, e->label,
+			      detail, e->other_detail, e->enable_per_layer_report,
+			      e->page_frame_number, e->offset_in_page, e->grain);
 	} else {
 		snprintf(detail, sizeof(detail),
 			"page:0x%lx offset:0x%lx grain:%ld",
-			page_frame_number, offset_in_page, grain);
+			e->page_frame_number, e->offset_in_page, e->grain);
 
-		edac_ue_error(mci, error_count, pos, msg, location, label,
-			      detail, other_detail, enable_per_layer_report);
+		edac_ue_error(mci, e->error_count, pos, e->msg, e->location, e->label,
+			      detail, e->other_detail, e->enable_per_layer_report);
 	}
 
 
@@ -1174,18 +1162,26 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 			  const char *msg,
 			  const char *other_detail)
 {
-	/* FIXME: too much for stack: move it to some pre-alocated area */
-	char location[80];
-	char label[(EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN + 1 + sizeof(OTHER_LABEL)) * mci->tot_dimms];
 	char *p;
 	int row = -1, chan = -1;
 	int pos[EDAC_MAX_LAYERS] = { top_layer, mid_layer, low_layer };
 	int i;
-	long grain;
-	bool enable_per_layer_report = false;
+	struct edac_raw_error_desc *e = &mci->error_event;
 
 	edac_dbg(3, "MC%d\n", mci->mc_idx);
 
+	/* Fills the error report buffer */
+	edac_raw_error_desc_clean(e);
+	e->error_count = error_count;
+	e->top_layer = top_layer;
+	e->mid_layer = mid_layer;
+	e->low_layer = low_layer;
+	e->page_frame_number = page_frame_number;
+	e->offset_in_page = offset_in_page;
+	e->syndrome = syndrome;
+	e->msg = msg;
+	e->other_detail = other_detail;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if the event report is consistent and if the memory
 	 * location is known. If it is known, enable_per_layer_report will be
@@ -1208,7 +1204,7 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 			pos[i] = -1;
 		}
 		if (pos[i] >= 0)
-			enable_per_layer_report = true;
+			e->enable_per_layer_report = true;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1222,8 +1218,7 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 	 * where each memory belongs to a separate channel within the same
 	 * branch.
 	 */
-	grain = 0;
-	p = label;
+	p = e->label;
 	*p = '\0';
 
 	for (i = 0; i < mci->tot_dimms; i++) {
@@ -1237,8 +1232,8 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 			continue;
 
 		/* get the max grain, over the error match range */
-		if (dimm->grain > grain)
-			grain = dimm->grain;
+		if (dimm->grain > e->grain)
+			e->grain = dimm->grain;
 
 		/*
 		 * If the error is memory-controller wide, there's no need to
@@ -1246,8 +1241,8 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 		 * channel/memory controller/...  may be affected.
 		 * Also, don't show errors for empty DIMM slots.
 		 */
-		if (enable_per_layer_report && dimm->nr_pages) {
-			if (p != label) {
+		if (e->enable_per_layer_report && dimm->nr_pages) {
+			if (p != e->label) {
 				strcpy(p, OTHER_LABEL);
 				p += strlen(OTHER_LABEL);
 			}
@@ -1274,12 +1269,12 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!enable_per_layer_report) {
-		strcpy(label, "any memory");
+	if (!e->enable_per_layer_report) {
+		strcpy(e->label, "any memory");
 	} else {
 		edac_dbg(4, "csrow/channel to increment: (%d,%d)\n", row, chan);
-		if (p == label)
-			strcpy(label, "unknown memory");
+		if (p == e->label)
+			strcpy(e->label, "unknown memory");
 		if (type == HW_EVENT_ERR_CORRECTED) {
 			if (row >= 0) {
 				mci->csrows[row]->ce_count += error_count;
@@ -1292,7 +1287,7 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 	}
 
 	/* Fill the RAM location data */
-	p = location;
+	p = e->location;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < mci->n_layers; i++) {
 		if (pos[i] < 0)
@@ -1302,14 +1297,9 @@ void edac_mc_handle_error(const enum hw_event_mc_err_type type,
 			     edac_layer_name[mci->layers[i].type],
 			     pos[i]);
 	}
-	if (p > location)
+	if (p > e->location)
 		*(p - 1) = '\0';
 
-	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(type, mci, grain, error_count,
-				 top_layer, mid_layer, low_layer,
-				 page_frame_number, offset_in_page,
-				 syndrome,
-				 msg, location, label, other_detail,
-				 enable_per_layer_report);
+	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(type, mci, e);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_mc_handle_error);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
index ef54829..0a0ca51 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
@@ -175,15 +175,20 @@ static void ghes_edac_dmidecode(const struct dmi_header *dh, void *arg)
 void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(struct ghes *ghes, int sev,
 			        struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 {
+	struct edac_raw_error_desc *e = &ghes->mci->error_event;
 	enum hw_event_mc_err_type type;
-	unsigned long page = 0, offset = 0, grain = 0;
-	char location[80];
-	char *label = "unknown";
+
+	/* Cleans the error report buffer */
+	edac_raw_error_desc_clean(e);
+	e->error_count = 1;
+	e->msg = "APEI";
+	e->label = "unknown";
+	e->other_detail = "";
 
 	if (mem_err->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS) {
-		page = mem_err->physical_addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-		offset = mem_err->physical_addr & ~PAGE_MASK;
-		grain = ~(mem_err->physical_addr_mask & ~PAGE_MASK);
+		e->page_frame_number = mem_err->physical_addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+		e->offset_in_page = mem_err->physical_addr & ~PAGE_MASK;
+		e->grain = ~(mem_err->physical_addr_mask & ~PAGE_MASK);
 	}
 
 	switch(sev) {
@@ -201,15 +206,14 @@ void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(struct ghes *ghes, int sev,
 		type = HW_EVENT_ERR_INFO;
 	}
 
-	sprintf(location,"node:%d card:%d module:%d bank:%d device:%d row: %d column:%d bit_pos:%d",
+	sprintf(e->location,
+		"node:%d card:%d module:%d bank:%d device:%d row: %d column:%d bit_pos:%d",
 		mem_err->node, mem_err->card, mem_err->module,
 		mem_err->bank, mem_err->device, mem_err->row, mem_err->column,
 		mem_err->bit_pos);
-	edac_dbg(3, "error at location %s\n", location);
+	edac_dbg(3, "error at location %s\n", e->location);
 
-	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(type, ghes->mci, grain, 1, 0, 0, 0,
-				 page, offset, 0,
-				 "APEI", location, label, "", 0);
+	edac_raw_mc_handle_error(type, ghes->mci, e);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ghes_edac_report_mem_error);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/edac.h b/include/linux/edac.h
index 28232a0..7f929c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/edac.h
+++ b/include/linux/edac.h
@@ -555,6 +555,46 @@ struct errcount_attribute_data {
 	int layer0, layer1, layer2;
 };
 
+/**
+ * edac_raw_error_desc - Raw error report structure
+ * @grain:			minimum granularity for an error report, in bytes
+ * @error_count:		number of errors of the same type
+ * @top_layer:			top layer of the error (layer[0])
+ * @mid_layer:			middle layer of the error (layer[1])
+ * @low_layer:			low layer of the error (layer[2])
+ * @page_frame_number:		page where the error happened
+ * @offset_in_page:		page offset
+ * @syndrome:			syndrome of the error (or 0 if unknown or if
+ * 				the syndrome is not applicable)
+ * @msg:			error message
+ * @location:			location of the error
+ * @label:			label of the affected DIMM(s)
+ * @other_detail:		other driver-specific detail about the error
+ * @enable_per_layer_report:	if false, the error affects all layers
+ *				(typically, a memory controller error)
+ */
+struct edac_raw_error_desc {
+	/*
+	 * NOTE: everything before grain won't be cleaned by
+	 * edac_raw_error_desc_clean()
+	 */
+	char *location;
+	char *label;
+	long grain;
+
+	/* the vars below and grain will be cleaned on every new error report */
+	u16 error_count;
+	int top_layer;
+	int mid_layer;
+	int low_layer;
+	unsigned long page_frame_number;
+	unsigned long offset_in_page;
+	unsigned long syndrome;
+	const char *msg;
+	const char *other_detail;
+	bool enable_per_layer_report;
+};
+
 /* MEMORY controller information structure
  */
 struct mem_ctl_info {
@@ -663,6 +703,12 @@ struct mem_ctl_info {
 	/* work struct for this MC */
 	struct delayed_work work;
 
+	/*
+	 * Used to report an error - by being at the global struct
+	 * makes the memory allocated by the EDAC core
+	 */
+	struct edac_raw_error_desc error_event;
+
 	/* the internal state of this controller instance */
 	int op_state;
 
