linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/msr: Downgrade unrecognized MSR message

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Date:   Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:38:06 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/msr: Downgrade unrecognized MSR message

From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

It is a warning and not an error so use pr_warn().

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/msr.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index b1147862730c..95e6b97b7d8b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ static int filter_write(u32 reg)
 	if (!__ratelimit(&fw_rs))
 		return 0;
 
-	pr_err("Write to unrecognized MSR 0x%x by %s (pid: %d). Please report to x86@...nel.org.\n",
-	       reg, current->comm, current->pid);
+	pr_warn("Write to unrecognized MSR 0x%x by %s (pid: %d). Please report to x86@...nel.org.\n",
+	        reg, current->comm, current->pid);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.21.0