Various "kernel: CPUID marked event" messages are logged

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Issue

  • After every boot, following messages can be seen in /var/log/dmesg :
CPUID marked event: 'cpu cycles' unavailable
CPUID marked event: 'instructions' unavailable
CPUID marked event: 'bus cycles' unavailable
CPUID marked event: 'cache references' unavailable
CPUID marked event: 'cache misses' unavailable
CPUID marked event: 'branch instructions' unavailable
CPUID marked event: 'branch misses' unavailable

Environment

  • Observed on RHEL 9 hosted as a guest OS on VMWare Hypervisor
  • Observed on RHEL 8 hosted as a guest OS on VMWare Hypervisor
  • Observed on RHEL 7 hosted as a guest OS on VMWare Hypervisor
  • Observed on RHEL 6 hosted as a guest OS on VMWare Hypervisor

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