linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: Make source of unrecognised MSR writes unambiguous

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Message-ID: <20200819145158.GC19351@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:51:58 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Chris Down <chris@...isdown.name>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, kernel-team@...com,
        sean.j.christopherson@...el.com, tony.luck@...el.com,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: Make source of unrecognised MSR writes
 unambiguous

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 04:24:36PM +0100, Chris Down wrote:
> In many cases the comm enough isn't enough to distinguish the offender,
> since for interpreted languages it's likely just going to be "python3"
> or whatever. Add the pid to make it unambiguous.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Down <chris@...isdown.name>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/msr.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
> index 3babb0e58b0e..76b6b0011d62 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
> @@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ static int filter_write(u32 reg)
>  	if (!__ratelimit(&fw_rs) || reg == MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS)
>  		return 0;
>  
> -	pr_err("Write to unrecognized MSR 0x%x by %s\n"
> -	       "Please report to x86@...nel.org\n", reg, current->comm);
> +	pr_err("Write to unrecognized MSR 0x%x by pid %s:%d\n"

Perhaps make that "... by %s (pid: %d)\n".

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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