linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/10] x86/resctrl: Use is_closid

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Date:   Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:15:06 -0700
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     James Morse <james.morse@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Babu Moger <Babu.Moger@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/10] x86/resctrl: Use is_closid_match() in more places

Hi James,

On 2/14/2020 10:23 AM, James Morse wrote:
> rdtgroup_tasks_assigned() and show_rdt_tasks() loop over threads testing
> for a CTRL/MON group match by closid/rmid with the provided rdtgrp.
> Further down the file are helpers to do this, move these further up and
> make use of them here.
> 
> These helpers additionally check for alloc/mon capable. This is harmless
> as rdtgroup_mkdir() tests these capable flags before allowing the config
> directories to be created.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Thank you

Reinette