linux-kernel - Re: WARNING: at drivers/iommu/dmar.c:484 warn_invalid

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Date:	Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:53:15 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"open list:INTEL IOMMU (VT-d)" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: WARNING: at drivers/iommu/dmar.c:484 warn_invalid_dmar with
 Intel Motherboard

On Tue, 2013-07-09 at 17:18 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> 
> I meant warning as in pr_warn or dev_warn, not WARNING as in traceback.
> Keep in mind that a casual user doesn't expect to see a traceback and will tend
> to get alarmed. Several bugs have been filed against this "issue" in various
> distributions, which is not surprising given the alarmist message.
> What is the point of that ?

It is warning you that your hardware is broken. Take it back to the
place from which you purchased it, and ask for your money back if it
isn't fixed.

(Slightly) more seriously, this level of warning *does* get things
fixed, and when kerneloops was running it made it very easy to track
this kind of issue and apply pressure where it was needed to improve
quality.

Any user who has taken the trouble to file bugs has *also* taken it up
with their firmware vendor, I hope?

-- 
dwmw2

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