diff --recursive -u ./clean/linux-4.9.80/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c linux-4.9.80/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
--- ./clean/linux-4.9.80/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c	2018-02-03 11:05:43.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-4.9.80/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c	2018-02-07 18:56:10.475613884 -0500
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@
 
 	__this_cpu_add(nmi_stats.unknown, 1);
 
+#if 0
+// qemu generates these for some reason
 	pr_emerg("Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason %02x on CPU %d.\n",
 		 reason, smp_processor_id());
 
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@
 		nmi_panic(regs, "NMI: Not continuing");
 
 	pr_emerg("Dazed and confused, but trying to continue\n");
+#endif
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(unknown_nmi_error);