linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH V15 00/11] x86: Intel Cache Allocation Technology Support

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Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:52:49 +0000
From:	"Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	H Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH V15 00/11] x86: Intel Cache Allocation Technology Support

> From: Thomas Gleixner [mailto:tglx@...utronix.de]
> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:50 PM
> To: Yu, Fenghua
> Cc: H Peter Anvin; Ingo Molnar; Peter Zijlstra; linux-kernel; x86; Vikas
> Shivappa; Marcelo Tosatti
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V15 00/11] x86: Intel Cache Allocation Technology
> Support
> 
> Fenghua,
> 
> On Thu, 1 Oct 2015, Fenghua Yu wrote:
> 
> +Cc: Marcelo
> 
> > This series has some preparatory patches and Intel cache allocation
> > support.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Changes in v15:
> >  - Add a global IPI to update the closid on CPUs for current tasks.
> >  - Other minor changes where I remove the updating of clos_cbm_table
> > to be  set to all 1s during init.
> >  - Fix a few compilation warnings.
> >  - Port the patches to 4.3-rc.
> 
> What's the state of the interface discussion? I have not yet seen any
> agreement on that, unless I missed the important mail.

Peter Anvin will discuss the interface with Tejun during the Kernel Summit. Hopefully Tejun will agree with the current cgroup interface in the patch set.

> 
> Aside of that, the patches miss a proper
> 
> From: Vikas ...
> 
> in the patch body at least for those which are untouched by you.

I'll send patch set v16 today with "From: Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>" in the patches.

Vikas is on sabbatical until Dec. I'm covering him during his leave.

Thanks.

-Fenghua

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