linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 14/24] x86/resctrl: Allow resctrl_arch_rmid

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Date:   Fri, 8 Sep 2023 13:15:36 -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>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 14/24] x86/resctrl: Allow resctrl_arch_rmid_read() to
 sleep

Hi James,

On 9/8/2023 8:58 AM, James Morse wrote:
> 
> That comment now reads:
>  * resctrl_arch_rmid_read_context_check()  - warn about invalid contexts
>  *
>  * When built with CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP generate a warning when
>  * resctrl_arch_rmid_read() is called with preemption disabled.
>  *
>  * The contract with resctrl_arch_rmid_read() is that if interrupts
>  * are unmasked, it can sleep. This allows NOHZ_FULL systems to use an
>  * IPI, (and fail if the call needed to sleep), while most of the time
>  * the work is scheduled, allowing the call to sleep.
> 

Thank you very much.

Reinette