linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] x86/intel_rdt: Adds support for Class of service management

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Message-ID: <20150519203525.GQ4641@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 19 May 2015 22:35:25 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...el.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	mingo@...nel.org, tj@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	"Auld, Will" <will.auld@...el.com>, peter.zijlstra@...el.com,
	h.peter.anvin@...el.com,
	"Juvva, Kanaka D" <kanaka.d.juvva@...el.com>, mtosatti@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] x86/intel_rdt: Adds support for Class of service
 management

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:33:55AM -0700, Vikas Shivappa wrote:
> Yes the max bitmask and max closid can be read from cpuid. the presence of
> rdt and l3 cache alloc is indicated by rdt and cat_l3 in /proc/cpuinfo. So
> even if this message gets overwritten , user can see the feature enabled in
> kernel.
> 
> Can be modified somthing similar to "Intel cache allocation enabled" as well.

Yeah, that would have more value to the user than a cryptic message
about closids and bitmask length.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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