linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 04/11] drivers: base: support cpu cache information interface to userspace via sysfs

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Message-ID: <20140917190048.GA4063@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:00:48 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <Lorenzo.Pieralisi@....com>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	"linux-api@...r.kernel.org" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux390@...ibm.com" <linux390@...ibm.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-s390@...r.kernel.org" <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 04/11] drivers: base: support cpu cache information
 interface to userspace via sysfs

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 06:25:10PM +0100, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On 03/09/14 18:00, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> >From: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
> >
> >This patch adds initial support for providing processor cache information
> >to userspace through sysfs interface. This is based on already existing
> >implementations(x86, ia64, s390 and powerpc) and hence the interface is
> >intended to be fully compatible.
> >
> >The main purpose of this generic support is to avoid further code
> >duplication to support new architectures and also to unify all the existing
> >different implementations.
> >
> >This implementation maintains the hierarchy of cache objects which reflects
> >the system's cache topology. Cache devices are instantiated as needed as
> >CPUs come online. The cache information is replicated per-cpu even if they are
> >shared. A per-cpu array of cache information maintained is used mainly for
> >sysfs-related book keeping.
> >
> >It also implements the shared_cpu_map attribute, which is essential for
> >enabling both kernel and user-space to discover the system's overall cache
> >topology.
> >
> >This patch also add the missing ABI documentation for the cacheinfo sysfs
> >interface already, which is well defined and widely used.
> >
> 
> Can you review the first 4 patches in this series please ?

It's in my todo queue, which is really long at the moment due to me
going to conferences (at one right now...)  Will be working on this
soon, thanks for your patience.

greg k-h
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