diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd.c b/lib/idxd/idxd.c
index 45304eb02..0ee77a7ad 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd.c
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ struct device_config g_dev_cfg1 = {
 	.total_engines = 4,
 };
 
-static uint64_t
-idxd_read_8(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, void *portal, uint32_t offset)
-{
-	return idxd->impl->read_8(idxd, portal, offset);
-}
-
 struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *
 spdk_idxd_get_channel(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd)
 {
@@ -1020,23 +1014,13 @@ spdk_idxd_batch_prep_compare(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan, struct idxd_batc
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-_dump_error_reg(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan)
+static inline void
+_dump_sw_error_reg(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan)
 {
-	uint64_t sw_error_0;
-	uint16_t i;
+	struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd = chan->idxd;
 
-	sw_error_0 = idxd_read_8(chan->idxd, chan->portal, IDXD_SWERR_OFFSET);
-
-	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error bits set:");
-	for (i = 0; i < CHAR_BIT; i++) {
-		if ((1ULL << i) & sw_error_0) {
-			SPDK_NOTICELOG("    %d\n", i);
-		}
-	}
-	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error error code: %#x\n", (uint8_t)(sw_error_0 >> 8));
-	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error WQ index: %u\n", (uint8_t)(sw_error_0 >> 16));
-	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error Operation: %u\n", (uint8_t)(sw_error_0 >> 32));
+	assert(idxd != NULL);
+	idxd->impl->dump_sw_error(idxd, chan->portal);
 }
 
 /* TODO: there are multiple ways of getting completions but we can't really pick the best one without
@@ -1070,7 +1054,7 @@ spdk_idxd_process_events(struct spdk_idxd_io_channel *chan)
 
 			if (spdk_unlikely(IDXD_FAILURE(comp_ctx->hw.status))) {
 				status = -EINVAL;
-				_dump_error_reg(chan);
+				_dump_sw_error_reg(chan);
 			}
 
 			switch (comp_ctx->desc->opcode) {
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd.h b/lib/idxd/idxd.h
index c3d472f62..3bf18c5b2 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd.h
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct spdk_idxd_impl {
 	void (*set_config)(struct device_config *g_dev_cfg, uint32_t config_num);
 	int (*probe)(void *cb_ctx, spdk_idxd_attach_cb attach_cb);
 	void (*destruct)(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd);
-	uint64_t (*read_8)(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, void *portal, uint32_t offset);
+	void (*dump_sw_error)(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, void *portal);
 	char *(*portal_get_addr)(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd);
 	/* It is a workround for simulator */
 	bool (*nop_check)(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd);
diff --git a/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c b/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
index 3f89db5f8..29f7a6f6c 100644
--- a/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
+++ b/lib/idxd/idxd_user.c
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ _idxd_read_8(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, uint32_t offset)
 	return spdk_mmio_read_8((uint64_t *)(user_idxd->reg_base + offset));
 }
 
-static uint64_t
-idxd_read_8(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, void *portal, uint32_t offset)
-{
-	return _idxd_read_8(idxd, offset);
-}
-
 static void
 _idxd_write_8(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, uint32_t offset, uint64_t value)
 {
@@ -503,6 +497,25 @@ user_idxd_probe(void *cb_ctx, spdk_idxd_attach_cb attach_cb)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void
+user_idxd_dump_sw_err(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd, void *portal)
+{
+	uint64_t sw_error_0;
+	uint16_t i;
+
+	sw_error_0 = _idxd_read_8(idxd, IDXD_SWERR_OFFSET);
+
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error bits set:");
+	for (i = 0; i < CHAR_BIT; i++) {
+		if ((1ULL << i) & sw_error_0) {
+			SPDK_NOTICELOG("    %d\n", i);
+		}
+	}
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error error code: %#x\n", (uint8_t)(sw_error_0 >> 8));
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error WQ index: %u\n", (uint8_t)(sw_error_0 >> 16));
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("SW Error Operation: %u\n", (uint8_t)(sw_error_0 >> 32));
+}
+
 static char *
 user_idxd_portal_get_addr(struct spdk_idxd_device *idxd)
 {
@@ -527,7 +540,7 @@ static struct spdk_idxd_impl g_user_idxd_impl = {
 	.set_config		= user_idxd_set_config,
 	.probe			= user_idxd_probe,
 	.destruct		= user_idxd_device_destruct,
-	.read_8			= idxd_read_8,
+	.dump_sw_error		= user_idxd_dump_sw_err,
 	.portal_get_addr	= user_idxd_portal_get_addr,
 	.nop_check		= user_idxd_nop_check,
 };