linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot

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Date:   Fri, 9 Dec 2016 12:49:33 +0000
From:   "Andrejczuk, Grzegorz" <grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:     "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "bp@...e.de" <bp@...e.de>,
        "dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com" <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Daniluk, Lukasz" <lukasz.daniluk@...el.com>,
        "Cownie, James H" <james.h.cownie@...el.com>,
        "Pan, Jacob jun" <jacob.jun.pan@...el.com>,
        "Luc, Piotr" <Piotr.Luc@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v6: 2/4] x86: Add enabling of the R3MWAIT during boot

> > On Thu 2016-10-27 16:38:13, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > On Thu, 27 Oct 2016, Grzegorz Andrejczuk wrote:
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > > > +static int phi_r3mwait_disabled __read_mostly;
> > > > +
> > > > +static int __init phir3mwait_disable(char *__unused) {
> > > > +	phi_r3mwait_disabled = 1;
> > > > +	pr_warn("x86/phir3mwait: Disabled ring 3 MWAIT for Xeon Phi");
> > > 
> > > Why would that be a warning? The sysadmin added the command line 
> > > switch, so why does he needs to be warned?
> > 
> > Its telling admin he did not make a typo on the command line. We often do that....
>
> Definitely not at the warning level.

Is info level OK for that message?