return default_lists;
 }
 
+static const char *
+__stringify_type(u32 type)
+{
+       switch (type) {
+       case GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_GLOBAL:
+               return "Global";
+       case GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_ENGINE_CLASS:
+               return "Class";
+       case GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_ENGINE_INSTANCE:
+               return "Instance";
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return "unknown";
+}
+
+static const char *
+__stringify_engclass(u32 class)
+{
+       switch (class) {
+       case GUC_RENDER_CLASS:
+               return "Render";
+       case GUC_VIDEO_CLASS:
+               return "Video";
+       case GUC_VIDEOENHANCE_CLASS:
+               return "VideoEnhance";
+       case GUC_BLITTER_CLASS:
+               return "Blitter";
+       case GUC_COMPUTE_CLASS:
+               return "Compute";
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return "unknown";
+}
+
 static int
 guc_capture_list_init(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 owner, u32 type, u32 classid,
                      struct guc_mmio_reg *ptr, u16 num_entries)
        return num_regs;
 }
 
-int
-intel_guc_capture_getlistsize(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 owner, u32 type, u32 classid,
-                             size_t *size)
+static int
+guc_capture_getlistsize(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 owner, u32 type, u32 classid,
+                       size_t *size, bool is_purpose_est)
 {
        struct intel_guc_state_capture *gc = guc->capture;
+       struct drm_i915_private *i915 = guc_to_gt(guc)->i915;
        struct __guc_capture_ads_cache *cache = &gc->ads_cache[owner][type][classid];
        int num_regs;
 
-       if (!gc->reglists)
+       if (!gc->reglists) {
+               drm_warn(&i915->drm, "GuC-capture: No reglist on this device\n");
                return -ENODEV;
+       }
 
        if (cache->is_valid) {
                *size = cache->size;
                return cache->status;
        }
 
+       if (!is_purpose_est && owner == GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_INDEX_PF &&
+           !guc_capture_get_one_list(gc->reglists, owner, type, classid)) {
+               if (type == GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_GLOBAL)
+                       drm_warn(&i915->drm, "Missing GuC-Err-Cap reglist Global!\n");
+               else
+                       drm_warn(&i915->drm, "Missing GuC-Err-Cap reglist %s(%u):%s(%u)!\n",
+                                __stringify_type(type), type,
+                                __stringify_engclass(classid), classid);
+               return -ENODATA;
+       }
+
        num_regs = guc_cap_list_num_regs(gc, owner, type, classid);
+       /* intentional empty lists can exist depending on hw config */
        if (!num_regs)
                return -ENODATA;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+int
+intel_guc_capture_getlistsize(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 owner, u32 type, u32 classid,
+                             size_t *size)
+{
+       return guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, owner, type, classid, size, false);
+}
+
 static void guc_capture_create_prealloc_nodes(struct intel_guc *guc);
 
 int
                worst_min_size += sizeof(struct guc_state_capture_group_header_t) +
                                         (3 * sizeof(struct guc_state_capture_header_t));
 
-               if (!intel_guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, 0, GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_GLOBAL, 0, &tmp))
+               if (!guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, 0, GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_GLOBAL, 0, &tmp, true))
                        num_regs += tmp;
 
-               if (!intel_guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, 0, GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_ENGINE_CLASS,
-                                                  engine->class, &tmp)) {
+               if (!guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, 0, GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_ENGINE_CLASS,
+                                            engine->class, &tmp, true)) {
                        num_regs += tmp;
                }
-               if (!intel_guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, 0, GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_ENGINE_INSTANCE,
-                                                  engine->class, &tmp)) {
+               if (!guc_capture_getlistsize(guc, 0, GUC_CAPTURE_LIST_TYPE_ENGINE_INSTANCE,
+                                            engine->class, &tmp, true)) {
                        num_regs += tmp;
                }
        }