Re: [PATCH][v2] PCI: sysfs: Suppress FW_BUG warning when NUMA node already matches
From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 17:33:52 EST
On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 08:28:03PM -0400, lirongqing wrote:
> From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The numa_node sysfs interface allows users to manually override a PCI
> device's NUMA node assignment. Currently, every write triggers a
> FW_BUG warning and taints the kernel, even when writing the same value
> that is already set.
>
> Check if the requested node is already assigned to the device. If it
> matches, return success immediately without tainting the kernel or
> printing a warning.
>
> Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
Applied to pci/misc for v7.1, thanks!
> ---
> Diff with v1: invert the check and return if they are same
>
> drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
> index 16eaaf7..dd7c9e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c
> @@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ static ssize_t numa_node_store(struct device *dev,
> if (node != NUMA_NO_NODE && !node_online(node))
> return -EINVAL;
>
> + if (node == dev->numa_node)
> + return count;
> +
> add_taint(TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
> pci_alert(pdev, FW_BUG "Overriding NUMA node to %d. Contact your vendor for updates.",
> node);
> --
> 2.9.4
>