linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 6/8] x86/resctrl: Move default control group creation during mount

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Date:   Fri, 4 Aug 2023 13:42:10 -0700
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, <corbet@....net>,
        <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <bp@...en8.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 6/8] x86/resctrl: Move default control group creation
 during mount

Hi Babu,

On 7/19/2023 4:22 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
> The resctrl default control group is created during kernel init time. If
> the new files are to be added to the default group during the mount based
> on the mount option, then each file needs to be created separately and
> call kernfs_activate.
> 
> This can avoided if all the files are created during the mount and
> destroyed during the umount. Move the root and default group creation
> in rdt_get_tree and removal in rdt_kill_sb.

Please use () to indicate function names.

> 
> Suggested-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
> ---

...

> @@ -3704,10 +3720,8 @@ static struct kernfs_syscall_ops rdtgroup_kf_syscall_ops = {
>  	.show_options	= rdtgroup_show_options,
>  };
>  
> -static int __init rdtgroup_setup_root(void)
> +int rdtgroup_setup_root(void)
>  {
> -	int ret;
> -
>  	rdt_root = kernfs_create_root(&rdtgroup_kf_syscall_ops,
>  				      KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED |
>  				      KERNFS_ROOT_EXTRA_OPEN_PERM_CHECK,
> @@ -3715,28 +3729,17 @@ static int __init rdtgroup_setup_root(void)
>  	if (IS_ERR(rdt_root))
>  		return PTR_ERR(rdt_root);
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
> -
>  	rdtgroup_default.closid = 0;
>  	rdtgroup_default.mon.rmid = 0;
>  	rdtgroup_default.type = RDTCTRL_GROUP;
> +	rdtgroup_default.mode = RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE;
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdtgroup_default.mon.crdtgrp_list);
>  
>  	list_add(&rdtgroup_default.rdtgroup_list, &rdt_all_groups);
>  
> -	ret = rdtgroup_add_files(kernfs_root_to_node(rdt_root), RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		kernfs_destroy_root(rdt_root);
> -		goto out;
> -	}
> -
>  	rdtgroup_default.kn = kernfs_root_to_node(rdt_root);
> -	kernfs_activate(rdtgroup_default.kn);
>  
> -out:
> -	mutex_unlock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
> -
> -	return ret;
> +	return 0;
>  }

I am missing something here. Why is it now needed to re-initialize
and add default resource group on every mount of resctrl? I expected
only the kernfs related changes to move.

Reinette