[PATCH] power/intel_uncore: reduce log level for dependency missing

[lihuisong (C)]

Kindly ping for review.

On 5/12/2026 9:30 AM, Huisong Li wrote:
> When run dpdk-l3fwd with '-u' on non-X86 platform, user would
> happen a noisy print as the following:
> "POWER: Uncore frequency management not supported/enabled on this
> kernel. Please enable CONFIG_INTEL_UNCORE_FREQ_CONTROL if on Intel
> x86 with linux kernel >= 5.6".
>
> The root cause is that intel_uncore driver's .init() will be called
> on any platform when use automatic detection mode. The function in
> intel_uncore driver will print above log on non-X86 platform.
>
> But the existing uncore core cannot solve this problem unless break
> ABI to add new callback. So reduce its log level to avoid this
> incorrect prompt.
>
> Signed-off-by: Huisong Li <lihuisong at huawei.com>
> ---
>   drivers/power/intel_uncore/intel_uncore.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/power/intel_uncore/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/power/intel_uncore/intel_uncore.c
> index 6759ea1445..ebca395075 100644
> --- a/drivers/power/intel_uncore/intel_uncore.c
> +++ b/drivers/power/intel_uncore/intel_uncore.c
> @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ power_intel_uncore_get_num_pkgs(void)
>   
>   	d = opendir(INTEL_UNCORE_FREQUENCY_DIR);
>   	if (d == NULL) {
> -		POWER_LOG(ERR,
> +		POWER_LOG(DEBUG,
>   		"Uncore frequency management not supported/enabled on this kernel. "
>   		"Please enable CONFIG_INTEL_UNCORE_FREQ_CONTROL if on Intel x86 with linux kernel"
>   		" >= 5.6");
> @@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ power_intel_uncore_get_num_dies(unsigned int pkg)
>   
>   	d = opendir(INTEL_UNCORE_FREQUENCY_DIR);
>   	if (d == NULL) {
> -		POWER_LOG(ERR,
> +		POWER_LOG(DEBUG,
>   		"Uncore frequency management not supported/enabled on this kernel. "
>   		"Please enable CONFIG_INTEL_UNCORE_FREQ_CONTROL if on Intel x86 with linux kernel"
>   		" >= 5.6");