linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: avoid confusion over the new RESCTRL config prompt

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Message-ID: <20190129234625.GA29438@agluck-desk>
Date:   Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:46:26 -0800
From:   "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc:     Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
        Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: avoid confusion over the new RESCTRL config prompt

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 12:08:45AM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 05:52:18PM -0500, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> >  config X86_RESCTRL
> > -	bool "Resource Control support"
> > +	bool "x86 cache control support"
> 
> Except that it is not only cache but memory (bandwidth) control too. So I guess
> 
> 	bool "CPU Resource Control support"
> 
> or so.
> 
> Let the bikeshedding begin!

I'll just jump on the bandwagon and vote for "CPU Resource Control support".

You are exactly right that this isn't just about cache.

-Tony