linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 0/3] Cache id

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Date:	Fri, 8 Jul 2016 03:13:07 +0000
From:	"Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CC:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Anvin, H Peter" <h.peter.anvin@...el.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Shankar, Ravi V" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 0/3] Cache id

> From: Borislav Petkov [mailto:bp@...e.de]
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 9:21 AM
> On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 03:07:15PM -0700, Fenghua Yu wrote:
> > From: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
> >
> > This patch set introduces cache id to identify a cache in platform. It
> > can be useful in such areas as Cach Allocation Technology (CAT) where
> > user needs to specify how much cache is allocated on which cache.
> > Cache id provides a concise way to identify the cache. CAT patches
> > will be released separately.
> >
> > Changes:
> > v2: Split one patch into three patches and add ABI documentation.
> >
> > Fenghua Yu (3):
> >   cacheinfo: Introduce cache id
> >   Documentation, ABI: Add a document entry for cache id
> >   x86, intel_cacheinfo: Enable cache id in x86
> >
> >  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 13
> +++++++++++++
> >  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_cacheinfo.c              | 20
> ++++++++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/base/cacheinfo.c                           |  5 +++++
> >  include/linux/cacheinfo.h                          |  3 +++
> >  4 files changed, 41 insertions(+)
> 
> All 3:
> 
> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

That's great!

Is it possible to merge the patches to 4.8? Then I don't need to carry these patches with upcoming CAT enabling patches:)

Thanks.

-Fenghua