linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] x86/resctrl: Rename and move rdt files to new directory

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20181122180650.GE10365@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 22 Nov 2018 19:06:50 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Moger, Babu" <Babu.Moger@....com>
Cc:     "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>,
        "fenghua.yu@...el.com" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
        "reinette.chatre@...el.com" <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        "peterz@...radead.org" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "mchehab+samsung@...nel.org" <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "kstewart@...uxfoundation.org" <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "pombredanne@...b.com" <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        "rafael@...nel.org" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        "kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        "tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "qianyue.zj@...baba-inc.com" <qianyue.zj@...baba-inc.com>,
        "xiaochen.shen@...el.com" <xiaochen.shen@...el.com>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "Singh, Brijesh" <brijesh.singh@....com>,
        "Hurwitz, Sherry" <sherry.hurwitz@....com>,
        "dwmw2@...radead.org" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        "Lendacky, Thomas" <Thomas.Lendacky@....com>,
        "luto@...nel.org" <luto@...nel.org>,
        "joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
        "jannh@...gle.com" <jannh@...gle.com>,
        "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "rian@...m.mit.edu" <rian@...m.mit.edu>,
        "jpoimboe@...hat.com" <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] x86/resctrl: Rename and move rdt files to new
 directory

On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 08:28:25PM +0000, Moger, Babu wrote:
> New generation of AMD processors start supporting RDT(or QOS)
> features. Together these features will be called as RESCTRL.
> With more than one vendors supporting these features, it seems
> more appropriate to rename these files.
> 
> Create a new directory with the name 'resctrl' and move all the
> intel_rdt files to the new directory. This way all the resctrl
> related code resides inside one directory.
> 
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
> ---

...

> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/Makefile
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..04c9fd67fb3e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/Makefile
> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> +#
> +# Makefile for resource control feature code
> +#

I've replaced that comment with

# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.