when encoded with high tier, log says encoded at main tier and lowering bitrate....?

When user specifies bitrate 44000 and level 4.1, it is encoding at high tier so bitrate is increasing but encoder log shows lowering bitrate to(high tier) and encoded at main tier, Its confusing, has to fix.

x265.exe Kimono1_1920x1080_24.y4m -o k.hevc --bitrate 44000 --level 4.1

y4m [info]: 1920x1080 fps 2400/100 i420p8 frames 0 - 239 of 240

raw [info]: output file: k.hevc

x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 1.9+194-6d3849d648f0

x265 [info]: build info [Windows][MSVC 1800][64 bit] 8bit

x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2 FMA3 LZ CNT BMI2

x265 [warning]: lowering target bitrate to High tier limit of 50000Kbps

x265 [info]: Main profile, Level-RExt (Main tier)

x265 [info]: Thread pool created using 4 threads

x265 [info]: frame threads / pool features : 2 / wpp(17 rows)

x265 [info]: Coding QT: max CU size, min CU size : 64 / 8

x265 [info]: Residual QT: max TU size, max depth : 32 / 1 inter / 1 intra

x265 [info]: ME / range / subpel / merge : hex / 57 / 2 / 2

x265 [info]: Keyframe min / max / scenecut : 24 / 250 / 40

x265 [info]: Lookahead / bframes / badapt : 20 / 4 / 2

x265 [info]: b-pyramid / weightp / weightb : 1 / 1 / 0

x265 [info]: References / ref-limit cu / depth : 3 / on / on

x265 [info]: AQ: mode / str / qg-size / cu-tree : 1 / 1.0 / 32 / 1

x265 [info]: Rate Control / qCompress : ABR-50000 kbps / 0.60

x265 [info]: tools: rd=3 psy-rd=2.00 recursion-skip signhide tmvp

x265 [info]: tools: strong-intra-smoothing lslices=6 deblock sao

x265 [info]: frame I: 2, Avg QP:8.81 kb/s: 160153.92

x265 [info]: frame P: 53, Avg QP:12.22 kb/s: 91754.99

x265 [info]: frame B: 185, Avg QP:16.39 kb/s: 38357.18

x265 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:0.0% UV:0.0%

x265 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 3.6% 0.0% 1.8% 45.5% 49.1%

encoded 240 frames in 71.68s (3.35 fps), 51164.18 kb/s, Avg QP:15.41

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