linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH resend] intel_rapl: downgrade message if no RAPL domains found in a VM

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Message-ID: <2117164955.9476317.1469113109470.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:58:29 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] intel_rapl: downgrade message if no RAPL domains
 found in a VM



----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
> To: "Paolo Bonzini" <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Thomas Renninger" <trenn@...e.de>, "Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@...radead.org>,
> linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, "Jacob Pan" <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>, "Andy Lutomirski" <luto@...capital.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 3:19:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] intel_rapl: downgrade message if no RAPL domains found in a VM
> 
> On Tuesday, July 19, 2016 01:49:57 PM Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > People complain about the driver saying there's no valid RAPL domains
> > in a VM, and doing so at KERN_ERR severity.  Downgrade this to KERN_INFO
> > if running on a hypervisor, since it is basically stating the obvious.
> > 
> > Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> > Cc: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
> > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> > ---
> > 	First sent out about a year ago. :)
> > 
> >  drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c | 4 +++-
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
> > index b2766b867b0e..0a0b09910116 100644
> > --- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
> > +++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
> > @@ -1392,7 +1392,9 @@ static int rapl_detect_domains(struct rapl_package
> > *rp, int cpu)
> >  	}
> >  	rp->nr_domains = bitmap_weight(&rp->domain_map,	RAPL_DOMAIN_MAX);
> >  	if (!rp->nr_domains) {
> > -		pr_err("no valid rapl domains found in package %d\n", rp->id);
> > +		printk("%sNo valid RAPL domains found in package %d\n",
> > +		       boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR) ? KERN_INFO : KERN_ERR,
> > +		       rp->id);
> 
> But we print that message with pr_debug() now (as in linux-next).
> 
> Do you still want to do anything about that?

Oops, then I guess what is in linux-next is okay.

Thanks,

Paolo