Bug 209809 - kernel: x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
Summary: kernel: x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Virtualization
Classification: Unclassified
Component: kvm (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: virtualization_kvm
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Reported: 2020-10-22 10:15 UTC by Nicolo'
Modified: 2021-04-30 11:20 UTC (History)
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Kernel Version: 5.6
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Regression: No
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Description Nicolo' 2020-10-22 10:15:50 UTC 
It is likely not a bug in itself, just annoying.
Since maybe 5.6 series, with virtualization disabled in BIOS, I get this warning in my journal:

kernel: x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS

Is it necessary to produce a message at the 'warning' level?
Would it be possible instead to do it at the 'notice' or lower level?
Comment 1 Nicolo' 2021-04-30 11:20:33 UTC 
More precisely, one could replace 'pr_err_once' with 'pr_notice_once' in https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bb02e2cb715a3f3552dbe765ea4a07799e4dff43
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