linux-kernel - [tip: x86/cpu] x86/mtrr: Make message for disabled MTRRs more descriptive

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Message-ID: <167023540385.4906.769505168034496699.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date:   Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:16:43 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Juergen Gross" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/cpu] x86/mtrr: Make message for disabled MTRRs more descriptive

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

Commit-ID:     7882b69eb6cdf6288a89d831d95c8547400a8b4d
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/7882b69eb6cdf6288a89d831d95c8547400a8b4d
Author:        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
AuthorDate:    Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:04:33 +01:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
CommitterDate: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:08:25 +01:00

x86/mtrr: Make message for disabled MTRRs more descriptive

Instead of just saying "Disabled" when MTRRs are disabled for any
reason, tell what is disabled and why.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221205080433.16643-3-jgross@suse.com
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
index 6432abc..783f321 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ int __initdata changed_by_mtrr_cleanup;
  */
 void __init mtrr_bp_init(void)
 {
+	const char *why = "(not available)";
 	u32 phys_addr;
 
 	phys_addr = 32;
@@ -705,12 +706,13 @@ void __init mtrr_bp_init(void)
 				changed_by_mtrr_cleanup = mtrr_cleanup(phys_addr);
 			} else {
 				mtrr_if = NULL;
+				why = "by BIOS";
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (!mtrr_enabled())
-		pr_info("Disabled\n");
+		pr_info("MTRRs disabled %s\n", why);
 }
 
 /**