diff --git a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
index 7b25c3207c11..b74ffd82f56b 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
@@ -235,6 +235,31 @@ static void ghes_scan_system(void)
 	system_scanned = true;
 }
 
+static int ghes_edac_mem_err_other_detail(const struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem,
+				char *msg, const char *location)
+{
+	u32 len, n;
+
+	if (!msg)
+		return 0;
+
+	n = 0;
+	len = 2 * CPER_REC_LEN - 1;
+
+	n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "APEI location: %s ", location);
+
+	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_ERROR_STATUS) {
+		u64 status = mem->error_status;
+
+		n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n,  "status(0x%016llx): ",
+				(long long)status);
+		n += snprintf(msg + n, len - n, "%s ", cper_mem_err_status_str(status));
+	}
+
+	msg[n] = '\0';
+	return n;
+}
+
 void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(int sev, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 {
 	struct edac_raw_error_desc *e;
@@ -336,69 +361,7 @@ void ghes_edac_report_mem_error(int sev, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 
 	/* All other fields are mapped on e->other_detail */
 	p = pvt->other_detail;
-	p += snprintf(p, sizeof(pvt->other_detail),
-		"APEI location: %s ", e->location);
-	if (mem_err->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_ERROR_STATUS) {
-		u64 status = mem_err->error_status;
-
-		p += sprintf(p, "status(0x%016llx): ", (long long)status);
-		switch ((status >> 8) & 0xff) {
-		case 1:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Error detected internal to the component ");
-			break;
-		case 16:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Error detected in the bus ");
-			break;
-		case 4:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Storage error in DRAM memory ");
-			break;
-		case 5:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Storage error in TLB ");
-			break;
-		case 6:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Storage error in cache ");
-			break;
-		case 7:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Error in one or more functional units ");
-			break;
-		case 8:
-			p += sprintf(p, "component failed self test ");
-			break;
-		case 9:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Overflow or undervalue of internal queue ");
-			break;
-		case 17:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Virtual address not found on IO-TLB or IO-PDIR ");
-			break;
-		case 18:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Improper access error ");
-			break;
-		case 19:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Access to a memory address which is not mapped to any component ");
-			break;
-		case 20:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Loss of Lockstep ");
-			break;
-		case 21:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Response not associated with a request ");
-			break;
-		case 22:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Bus parity error - must also set the A, C, or D Bits ");
-			break;
-		case 23:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Detection of a PATH_ERROR ");
-			break;
-		case 25:
-			p += sprintf(p, "Bus operation timeout ");
-			break;
-		case 26:
-			p += sprintf(p, "A read was issued to data that has been poisoned ");
-			break;
-		default:
-			p += sprintf(p, "reserved ");
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	p += ghes_edac_mem_err_other_detail(mem_err, p, e->location);
 
 	if (p > pvt->other_detail)
 		*(p - 1) = '\0';
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
index 08eabb2e23f8..6bf3e293c006 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ const char *cper_mem_err_type_str(unsigned int etype)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cper_mem_err_type_str);
 
-int cper_mem_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
+int cper_mem_err_location(const struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 {
 	u32 len, n;
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int cper_mem_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 	return n;
 }
 
-int cper_dimm_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
+int cper_dimm_err_location(const struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 {
 	u32 len, n;
 	const char *bank = NULL, *device = NULL;
@@ -285,6 +285,48 @@ int cper_dimm_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 	return n;
 }
 
+const char *cper_mem_err_status_str(u64 status)
+{
+	switch ((status >> 8) & 0xff) {
+	case 1:
+		return "Error detected internal to the component";
+	case 16:
+		return "Error detected in the bus";
+	case 4:
+		return "Storage error in DRAM memory";
+	case 5:
+		return "Storage error in TLB";
+	case 6:
+		return "Storage error in cache";
+	case 7:
+		return "Error in one or more functional units";
+	case 8:
+		return "component failed self test";
+	case 9:
+		return "Overflow or undervalue of internal queue";
+	case 17:
+		return "Virtual address not found on IO-TLB or IO-PDIR";
+	case 18:
+		return "Improper access error";
+	case 19:
+		return "Access to a memory address which is not mapped to any component";
+	case 20:
+		return "Loss of Lockstep";
+	case 21:
+		return "Response not associated with a request";
+	case 22:
+		return "Bus parity error - must also set the A, C, or D Bits";
+	case 23:
+		return "Detection of a PATH_ERROR ";
+	case 25:
+		return "Bus operation timeout";
+	case 26:
+		return "A read was issued to data that has been poisoned";
+	default:
+		return "reserved";
+	}
+}
+
 void cper_mem_err_pack(const struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem,
 		       struct cper_mem_err_compact *cmem)
 {
@@ -334,7 +376,8 @@ static void cper_print_mem(const char *pfx, const struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem,
 		return;
 	}
 	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_ERROR_STATUS)
-		printk("%s""error_status: 0x%016llx\n", pfx, mem->error_status);
+		printk("%s""error_status: 0x%016llx, %s\n", pfx, mem->error_status,
+				cper_mem_err_status_str(mem->error_status));
 	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_PA)
 		printk("%s""physical_address: 0x%016llx\n",
 		       pfx, mem->physical_addr);
diff --git a/include/linux/cper.h b/include/linux/cper.h
index 918e7efffb60..a45fb7ceacf8 100644
--- a/include/linux/cper.h
+++ b/include/linux/cper.h
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ void cper_print_proc_arm(const char *pfx,
 			 const struct cper_sec_proc_arm *proc);
 void cper_print_proc_ia(const char *pfx,
 			const struct cper_sec_proc_ia *proc);
-int cper_mem_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg);
-int cper_dimm_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg);
+int cper_mem_err_location(const struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg);
+int cper_dimm_err_location(const struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg);
+const char *cper_mem_err_status_str(u64 status);
 
 #endif
