linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] KVM: SVM: Always print "AVIC enabled" separately, even when force enabled

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Message-ID: <ychqmtz344ewhr5bkjqnfmo4masi4wf5uuawgwyjutebhmvfo6@oeiz5btv6xxw>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:22:30 +0530
From: Naveen N Rao <naveen@...nel.org>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] KVM: SVM: Always print "AVIC enabled" separately,
 even when force enabled

On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 05:21:33PM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Print the customary "AVIC enabled" informational message even when AVIC is
> force enabled on a system that doesn't advertise supported for AVIC in
						   ^^ support

> CPUID, as not printing the standard message can confuse users and tools.
> 
> Opportunistically clean up the scary message when AVIC is force enabled,
> but keep it as separate message so that it is printed at level "warn",
		 a separate message

> versus the standard message only being printed for level "info".
> 
> Suggested-by: Naveen N Rao <naveen@...nel.org>

Please use (with attribution):
Naveen N Rao (AMD) <naveen@...nel.org>

> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c | 19 +++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Naveen N Rao (AMD) <naveen@...nel.org>


- Naveen