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

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Date:   Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:49:35 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Borislav Petkov" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/misc] x86/msr: Downgrade unrecognized MSR message

The following commit has been merged into the x86/misc branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     b023fd5f741f34d2cd90258ccc3f245924d2eadd
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/b023fd5f741f34d2cd90258ccc3f245924d2eadd
Author:        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:34:07 +01:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CommitterDate: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:46:54 +01:00

x86/msr: Downgrade unrecognized MSR message

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

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201118123806.19672-1-bp@alien8.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 b114786..95e6b97 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;
 }