From: Greg Kurz <gr...@kaod.org> Let's suggest to the user how the machine should be configured to allow the guest to boot successfully.
Suggested-by: Satheesh Rajendran <sathn...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <gr...@kaod.org> Message-Id: <155799221739.527449.14907564571096243745.st...@bahia.lan> Reviewed-by: Satheesh Rajendran <sathn...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Tested-by: Satheesh Rajendran <sathn...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [dwg: Adjusted for style error] Signed-off-by: David Gibson <da...@gibson.dropbear.id.au> --- hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c index 63a55614b8..0a050ad3d8 100644 --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c @@ -1646,12 +1646,14 @@ static target_ulong h_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu, */ if (guest_xive) { if (spapr->irq->ov5 == SPAPR_OV5_XIVE_LEGACY) { - error_report("Guest requested unavailable interrupt mode (XIVE)"); + error_report( +"Guest requested unavailable interrupt mode (XIVE), try the ic-mode=xive or ic-mode=dual machine property"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } } else { if (spapr->irq->ov5 == SPAPR_OV5_XIVE_EXPLOIT) { - error_report("Guest requested unavailable interrupt mode (XICS)"); + error_report( +"Guest requested unavailable interrupt mode (XICS), either don't set the ic-mode machine property or try ic-mode=xics or ic-mode=dual"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } } -- 2.21.0