linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 4/8] x86/resctrl: Add comments on RFTYPE flags hierarchy

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Message-ID: <37986ad0-4519-0f16-c09b-86fcf2f8a763@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:45:24 -0700
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, <corbet@....net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 4/8] x86/resctrl: Add comments on RFTYPE flags
 hierarchy

Hi Babu,

On 8/11/2023 1:09 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
> resctrl uses RFTYPE flags for creating resctrl directory structure.
> 
> Definitions and directory structures are not documented. Add
> comments to improve the readability and help future additions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h |   49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> index 2051179a3b91..37800724e002 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> @@ -240,6 +240,55 @@ struct rdtgroup {
>  
>  /*
>   * Define the file type flags for base and info directories.
> + *
> + * RESCTRL filesystem has two main components
> + *	a. info
> + *	b. base
> + *
> + * /sys/fs/resctrl/
> + *	|
> + *	--> info (Top level directory named "info". Contains files that
> + *	|	  provide details on control and monitoring resources.)
> + *	|
> + *	--> base (Root directory associated with default resource group
> + *		  as well as directories created by user for MON and CTRL
> + *		  groups. Contains files to interact with MON and CTRL
> + *		  groups.)
> + *
> + *	info directory structure
> + *	------------------------------------------------------------------
> + *	--> RFTYPE_INFO
> + *	--> <info> directory
> + *		--> RFTYPE_TOP_INFO
> + *		    Files: last_cmd_status
> + *
> + *		--> RFTYPE_MON_INFO
> + *		--> <L3_MON> directory
> + *		    Files: max_threshold_occupancy, mon_features,
> + *			   num_rmids, mbm_total_bytes_config,
> + *			   mbm_local_bytes_config
> + *

I think the monitor files need the same split as what you did for
control files in this version. That is, there are some files
that depend on RFTYPE_MON_INFO and others that depend on
RFTYPE_MON_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE. In above it appears that
all files depend on RFTYPE_MON_INFO only.

> + *		--> RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO
> + *		    Files: num_closids
> + *

Looking at this closer I can see some potential confusion about where these
files appear. A note saying that these files appear in all sub-directories
may be helpful because at this point it appears that this file is at the
same level as the directories.

> + *			--> RFTYPE_RES_CACHE
> + *			--> <L2,L3> directories
> + *			    Files: bit_usage, cbm_mask, min_cbm_bits,
> + *				   shareable_bits
> + *
> + *			--> RFTYPE_RES_MB
> + *			--> <MB,SMBA> directories
> + *			    Files: bandwidth_gran, delay_linear,
> + *				   min_bandwidth, thread_throttle_mode
> + *
> + *	base directory structure
> + *	------------------------------------------------------------------
> + *	--> RFTYPE_BASE (Files common for both MON and CTRL groups)
> + *	    Files: cpus, cpus_list, tasks
> + *
> + *	--> RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE (Files only for CTRL group)
> + *	    Files: mode, schemata, size
> + *
>   */
>  #define RFTYPE_INFO			BIT(0)
>  #define RFTYPE_BASE			BIT(1)
> 
> 

Reinette