linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 08/24] x86/resctrl: Allocate the cleanest CLOSID by searching closid_num_dirty

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Message-ID: <348034b1-7bca-a8cf-b5bc-36c656de0bd3@intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:09:12 -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>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/24] x86/resctrl: Allocate the cleanest CLOSID by
 searching closid_num_dirty_rmid

Hi James,

On 5/25/2023 11:01 AM, James Morse wrote:

...

> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
> index 1e7fa40ee471..128d4c7206e4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
> @@ -379,6 +379,51 @@ static struct rmid_entry *resctrl_find_free_rmid(u32 closid)
>  	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * resctrl_find_cleanest_closid() - Find a CLOSID where all the associated
> + *                                  RMID are clean, or the CLOSID that has
> + *                                  the most clean RMID.
> + *
> + * MPAM's equivalent of RMID are per-CLOSID, meaning a freshly allocated CLOSID
> + * may not be able to allocate clean RMID. To avoid this the allocator will
> + * choose the CLOSID with the most clean RMID.
> + *
> + * When the CLOSID and RMID are independent numbers, the first free CLOSID will
> + * be returned.
> + *
> + * Call when CONFIG_RESCTRL_RMID_DEPENDS_ON_CLOSID is defined. If not, call
> + * resctrl_closid_alloc_first_free() instead.

I was not able to find where resctrl_closid_alloc_first_free() is introduced.

> + */
> +int resctrl_find_cleanest_closid(void)
> +{
> +	u32 cleanest_closid = ~0, iter_num_dirty;
> +	int i = 0;
> +
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&rdtgroup_mutex);
> +
> +	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RESCTRL_RMID_DEPENDS_ON_CLOSID))
> +		return -EIO;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < closids_supported(); i++) {
> +		if (closid_allocated(i))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		iter_num_dirty = closid_num_dirty_rmid[i];
> +		if (iter_num_dirty == 0)
> +			return i;
> +
> +		if (cleanest_closid == ~0)
> +			cleanest_closid = i;
> +
> +		if (iter_num_dirty < closid_num_dirty_rmid[cleanest_closid])
> +			cleanest_closid = i;
> +	}
> +

Reinette