diff --git a/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c b/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
index 01cc86f697c8..fe148f1f2319 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static void show_retry_rd_err_log(struct decoded_addr *res, char *msg,
 				n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%.16llx ", log);
 
 			/* Clear RRL status if RRL in Linux control mode. */
-			if (retry_rd_err_log == 2 && !j && (log & status_mask))
+			if (res_cfg->rrl_ctrl_mode == RRL_CTRL_LINUX && !j && (log & status_mask))
 				skx_write_imc_reg(imc, ch, offset, width, log & ~status_mask);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1207,9 +1207,10 @@ static int __init i10nm_init(void)
 	mce_register_decode_chain(&i10nm_mce_dec);
 	skx_setup_debug("i10nm_test");
 
+	res_cfg->rrl_ctrl_mode = retry_rd_err_log;
 	if (retry_rd_err_log && res_cfg->reg_rrl_ddr) {
 		skx_set_show_rrl(show_retry_rd_err_log);
-		if (retry_rd_err_log == 2)
+		if (retry_rd_err_log == RRL_CTRL_LINUX)
 			enable_retry_rd_err_log(true);
 	}
 
@@ -1230,7 +1231,7 @@ static void __exit i10nm_exit(void)
 	skx_set_decode(NULL);
 
 	if (retry_rd_err_log && res_cfg->reg_rrl_ddr) {
-		if (retry_rd_err_log == 2)
+		if (retry_rd_err_log == RRL_CTRL_LINUX)
 			enable_retry_rd_err_log(false);
 		skx_set_show_rrl(NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/edac/skx_common.h b/drivers/edac/skx_common.h
index f7f016db122f..4091431356d6 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/skx_common.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/skx_common.h
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ enum rrl_source_type {
 	RRL_SRC_FRE_DEMAND,
 };
 
+enum rrl_ctrl_mode {
+	/* Linux does not control RRL or reports values. */
+	RRL_CTRL_NONE,
+	/* Firmware retains control. Linux only reports values. */
+	RRL_CTRL_BIOS,
+	/* Linux takes control, resets mode bits, and clears valid/UC bits; reports values. */
+	RRL_CTRL_LINUX,
+};
+
 /* RRL registers per {,sub-,pseudo-}channel. */
 struct reg_rrl {
 	/* RRL register parts. */
@@ -272,6 +281,8 @@ struct res_config {
 	struct reg_rrl *reg_rrl_ddr;
 	/* RRL register sets per HBM channel */
 	struct reg_rrl *reg_rrl_hbm[2];
+	/* RRL control mode */
+	enum rrl_ctrl_mode rrl_ctrl_mode;
 	union {
 		/* {skx,i10nm}_edac */
 		struct {