linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] Documentation, x86: Intel Memory bandwidth allocation

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1704051729430.2803@nanos>
Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2017 17:30:24 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>
cc:     vikas.shivappa@...el.com, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, ravi.v.shankar@...el.com,
        tony.luck@...el.com, fenghua.yu@...el.com, h.peter.anvin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] Documentation, x86: Intel Memory bandwidth
 allocation

On Mon, 3 Apr 2017, Vikas Shivappa wrote:
> +Cache resource(L3/L2)  subdirectory contains the following files:
>  
> -"num_closids":  The number of CLOSIDs which are valid for this
> -	        resource. The kernel uses the smallest number of
> -		CLOSIDs of all enabled resources as limit.
> +"num_closids":  	The number of CLOSIDs which are valid for this
> +			resource. The kernel uses the smallest number of
> +			CLOSIDs of all enabled resources as limit.
>  
> -"cbm_mask":     The bitmask which is valid for this resource. This
> -		mask is equivalent to 100%.
> +"cbm_mask":     	The bitmask which is valid for this resource.
> +			This mask is equivalent to 100%.
>  
> -"min_cbm_bits": The minimum number of consecutive bits which must be
> -		set when writing a mask.
> +"min_cbm_bits": 	The minimum number of consecutive bits which
> +			must be set when writing a mask.
>  
> +Memory bandwitdh(MB) subdirectory contains the following files:

This has a num_closids file as well, right?

Thanks,

	tglx