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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:28:14 -0500
From: "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>, corbet@....net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 5/8] x86/resctrl: Unwind the errors inside
rdt_enable_ctx()
Hi Reinette,
On 8/30/23 12:56, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
>
> On 8/30/2023 9:38 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
>> On 8/29/23 15:10, Reinette Chatre wrote:
>>> On 8/21/2023 4:30 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>>>> static int rdt_enable_ctx(struct rdt_fs_context *ctx)
>>>> {
>>>> int ret = 0;
>>>>
>>>> - if (ctx->enable_cdpl2)
>>>> + if (ctx->enable_cdpl2) {
>>>> ret = resctrl_arch_set_cdp_enabled(RDT_RESOURCE_L2, true);
>>>> + if (ret)
>>>> + goto out_done;
>>>> + }
>>>>
>>>> - if (!ret && ctx->enable_cdpl3)
>>>> + if (ctx->enable_cdpl3) {
>>>> ret = resctrl_arch_set_cdp_enabled(RDT_RESOURCE_L3, true);
>>>> + if (ret)
>>>> + goto out_cdpl2;
>>>> + }
>>>>
>>>> - if (!ret && ctx->enable_mba_mbps)
>>>> + if (ctx->enable_mba_mbps) {
>>>> ret = set_mba_sc(true);
>>>> + if (ret)
>>>> + goto out_cdpl3;
>>>
>>> An error may be encountered here without CDP ever enabled or just
>>> enabled for L2 or L3. I think that the error unwinding should
>>> take care to not unwind an action that was not done. Considering
>>> the information available I think checking either ctx->enable_...
>>> or the checks used in rdt_disable_ctx() would be ok but for consistency
>>> the resctrl_arch_get_cdp_enabled() checks may be most appropriate.
>>>
>>>> + }
>>>> +
>>>> + return 0;
>>>>
>>>> +out_cdpl3:
>>>
>>> So here I think there should be a check.
>>> if (resctrl_arch_get_cdp_enabled(RDT_RESOURCE_L3))
>>>
>>>> + resctrl_arch_set_cdp_enabled(RDT_RESOURCE_L3, false);
>>>> +out_cdpl2:
>>>
>>> ... and here a check:
>>> if (resctrl_arch_get_cdp_enabled(RDT_RESOURCE_L2))
>>
>>
>> I know it does not hurt to add these checks. But, it may be unnecessary
>> considering cdp_disable() has the check "if (r_hw->cdp_enabled)" already.
>> Both are same checks. What do you think?
>
> Yes, good point. Thank you for checking. Considering this it looks like
> rdt_disable_ctx() can be simplified also by removing those CDP
> enabled checks from it? Also looks like rdt_disable_ctx()-> set_mba_sc(false)
> can be called unconditionally.
Yes. We can do that.
--
Thanks
Babu Moger
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