diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/get-reg-list.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/get-reg-list.c
index 915272c342f9..424285d39965 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/get-reg-list.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/get-reg-list.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static bool find_reg(__u64 regs[], __u64 nr_regs, __u64 reg)
 #define CORE_SPSR_XX_NR_WORDS	2
 #define CORE_FPREGS_XX_NR_WORDS	4
 
-static const char *core_id_to_str(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
+static const char *core_id_to_str(const char *prefix, __u64 id)
 {
 	__u64 core_off = id & ~REG_MASK, idx;
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static const char *core_id_to_str(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(regs.regs[0]) ...
 	     KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(regs.regs[30]):
 		idx = (core_off - KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(regs.regs[0])) / CORE_REGS_XX_NR_WORDS;
-		TEST_ASSERT(idx < 31, "%s: Unexpected regs.regs index: %lld", config_name(c), idx);
+		TEST_ASSERT(idx < 31, "%s: Unexpected regs.regs index: %lld", prefix, idx);
 		return strdup_printf("KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(regs.regs[%lld])", idx);
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(regs.sp):
 		return "KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(regs.sp)";
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ static const char *core_id_to_str(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(spsr[0]) ...
 	     KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(spsr[KVM_NR_SPSR - 1]):
 		idx = (core_off - KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(spsr[0])) / CORE_SPSR_XX_NR_WORDS;
-		TEST_ASSERT(idx < KVM_NR_SPSR, "%s: Unexpected spsr index: %lld", config_name(c), idx);
+		TEST_ASSERT(idx < KVM_NR_SPSR, "%s: Unexpected spsr index: %lld", prefix, idx);
 		return strdup_printf("KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(spsr[%lld])", idx);
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.vregs[0]) ...
 	     KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.vregs[31]):
 		idx = (core_off - KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.vregs[0])) / CORE_FPREGS_XX_NR_WORDS;
-		TEST_ASSERT(idx < 32, "%s: Unexpected fp_regs.vregs index: %lld", config_name(c), idx);
+		TEST_ASSERT(idx < 32, "%s: Unexpected fp_regs.vregs index: %lld", prefix, idx);
 		return strdup_printf("KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.vregs[%lld])", idx);
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.fpsr):
 		return "KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.fpsr)";
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ static const char *core_id_to_str(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
 		return "KVM_REG_ARM_CORE_REG(fp_regs.fpcr)";
 	}
 
-	TEST_FAIL("%s: Unknown core reg id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+	TEST_FAIL("%s: Unknown core reg id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const char *sve_id_to_str(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
+static const char *sve_id_to_str(const char *prefix, __u64 id)
 {
 	__u64 sve_off, n, i;
 
@@ -181,37 +181,37 @@ static const char *sve_id_to_str(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
 	sve_off = id & ~(REG_MASK | ((1ULL << 5) - 1));
 	i = id & (KVM_ARM64_SVE_MAX_SLICES - 1);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT(i == 0, "%s: Currently we don't expect slice > 0, reg id 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+	TEST_ASSERT(i == 0, "%s: Currently we don't expect slice > 0, reg id 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 
 	switch (sve_off) {
 	case KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_ZREG_BASE ...
 	     KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_ZREG_BASE + (1ULL << 5) * KVM_ARM64_SVE_NUM_ZREGS - 1:
 		n = (id >> 5) & (KVM_ARM64_SVE_NUM_ZREGS - 1);
 		TEST_ASSERT(id == KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_ZREG(n, 0),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SVE ZREG id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SVE ZREG id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		return strdup_printf("KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_ZREG(%lld, 0)", n);
 	case KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_PREG_BASE ...
 	     KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_PREG_BASE + (1ULL << 5) * KVM_ARM64_SVE_NUM_PREGS - 1:
 		n = (id >> 5) & (KVM_ARM64_SVE_NUM_PREGS - 1);
 		TEST_ASSERT(id == KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_PREG(n, 0),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SVE PREG id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SVE PREG id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		return strdup_printf("KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_PREG(%lld, 0)", n);
 	case KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_FFR_BASE:
 		TEST_ASSERT(id == KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_FFR(0),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SVE FFR id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SVE FFR id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		return "KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_FFR(0)";
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void print_reg(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
+static void print_reg(const char *prefix, __u64 id)
 {
 	unsigned op0, op1, crn, crm, op2;
 	const char *reg_size = NULL;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT((id & KVM_REG_ARCH_MASK) == KVM_REG_ARM64,
-		    "%s: KVM_REG_ARM64 missing in reg id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+		    "%s: KVM_REG_ARM64 missing in reg id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 
 	switch (id & KVM_REG_SIZE_MASK) {
 	case KVM_REG_SIZE_U8:
@@ -243,16 +243,16 @@ static void print_reg(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
 		break;
 	default:
 		TEST_FAIL("%s: Unexpected reg size: 0x%llx in reg id: 0x%llx",
-			  config_name(c), (id & KVM_REG_SIZE_MASK) >> KVM_REG_SIZE_SHIFT, id);
+			  prefix, (id & KVM_REG_SIZE_MASK) >> KVM_REG_SIZE_SHIFT, id);
 	}
 
 	switch (id & KVM_REG_ARM_COPROC_MASK) {
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_CORE:
-		printf("\tKVM_REG_ARM64 | %s | KVM_REG_ARM_CORE | %s,\n", reg_size, core_id_to_str(c, id));
+		printf("\tKVM_REG_ARM64 | %s | KVM_REG_ARM_CORE | %s,\n", reg_size, core_id_to_str(prefix, id));
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_DEMUX:
 		TEST_ASSERT(!(id & ~(REG_MASK | KVM_REG_ARM_DEMUX_ID_MASK | KVM_REG_ARM_DEMUX_VAL_MASK)),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in DEMUX reg id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in DEMUX reg id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		printf("\tKVM_REG_ARM64 | %s | KVM_REG_ARM_DEMUX | KVM_REG_ARM_DEMUX_ID_CCSIDR | %lld,\n",
 		       reg_size, id & KVM_REG_ARM_DEMUX_VAL_MASK);
 		break;
@@ -263,25 +263,25 @@ static void print_reg(struct vcpu_config *c, __u64 id)
 		crm = (id & KVM_REG_ARM64_SYSREG_CRM_MASK) >> KVM_REG_ARM64_SYSREG_CRM_SHIFT;
 		op2 = (id & KVM_REG_ARM64_SYSREG_OP2_MASK) >> KVM_REG_ARM64_SYSREG_OP2_SHIFT;
 		TEST_ASSERT(id == ARM64_SYS_REG(op0, op1, crn, crm, op2),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SYSREG reg id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in SYSREG reg id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		printf("\tARM64_SYS_REG(%d, %d, %d, %d, %d),\n", op0, op1, crn, crm, op2);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_FW:
 		TEST_ASSERT(id == KVM_REG_ARM_FW_REG(id & 0xffff),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in FW reg id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in FW reg id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		printf("\tKVM_REG_ARM_FW_REG(%lld),\n", id & 0xffff);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_ARM_FW_FEAT_BMAP:
 		TEST_ASSERT(id == KVM_REG_ARM_FW_FEAT_BMAP_REG(id & 0xffff),
-			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in the bitmap feature FW reg id: 0x%llx", config_name(c), id);
+			    "%s: Unexpected bits set in the bitmap feature FW reg id: 0x%llx", prefix, id);
 		printf("\tKVM_REG_ARM_FW_FEAT_BMAP_REG(%lld),\n", id & 0xffff);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE:
-		printf("\t%s,\n", sve_id_to_str(c, id));
+		printf("\t%s,\n", sve_id_to_str(prefix, id));
 		break;
 	default:
 		TEST_FAIL("%s: Unexpected coproc type: 0x%llx in reg id: 0x%llx",
-			  config_name(c), (id & KVM_REG_ARM_COPROC_MASK) >> KVM_REG_ARM_COPROC_SHIFT, id);
+			  prefix, (id & KVM_REG_ARM_COPROC_MASK) >> KVM_REG_ARM_COPROC_SHIFT, id);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vcpu_config *c)
 			__u64 id = reg_list->reg[i];
 			if ((print_list && !filter_reg(id)) ||
 			    (print_filtered && filter_reg(id)))
-				print_reg(c, id);
+				print_reg(config_name(c), id);
 		}
 		putchar('\n');
 		return;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vcpu_config *c)
 		ret = __vcpu_get_reg(vcpu, reg_list->reg[i], &addr);
 		if (ret) {
 			printf("%s: Failed to get ", config_name(c));
-			print_reg(c, reg.id);
+			print_reg(config_name(c), reg.id);
 			putchar('\n');
 			++failed_get;
 		}
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vcpu_config *c)
 				ret = __vcpu_ioctl(vcpu, KVM_SET_ONE_REG, &reg);
 				if (ret != -1 || errno != EPERM) {
 					printf("%s: Failed to reject (ret=%d, errno=%d) ", config_name(c), ret, errno);
-					print_reg(c, reg.id);
+					print_reg(config_name(c), reg.id);
 					putchar('\n');
 					++failed_reject;
 				}
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vcpu_config *c)
 			ret = __vcpu_ioctl(vcpu, KVM_SET_ONE_REG, &reg);
 			if (ret) {
 				printf("%s: Failed to set ", config_name(c));
-				print_reg(c, reg.id);
+				print_reg(config_name(c), reg.id);
 				putchar('\n');
 				++failed_set;
 			}
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vcpu_config *c)
 		       "Consider adding them to the blessed reg "
 		       "list with the following lines:\n\n", config_name(c), new_regs);
 		for_each_new_reg(i)
-			print_reg(c, reg_list->reg[i]);
+			print_reg(config_name(c), reg_list->reg[i]);
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vcpu_config *c)
 		printf("\n%s: There are %d missing registers.\n"
 		       "The following lines are missing registers:\n\n", config_name(c), missing_regs);
 		for_each_missing_reg(i)
-			print_reg(c, blessed_reg[i]);
+			print_reg(config_name(c), blessed_reg[i]);
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
 
