linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 22/24] x86/resctrl: Add cpu offline callback for resctrl work

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Message-ID: <fc437191-0fb6-92fc-c5c6-5387c254e065@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 3 Oct 2023 14:23:09 -0700
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     James Morse <james.morse@....com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
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        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 22/24] x86/resctrl: Add cpu offline callback for
 resctrl work

Hi James,

On 9/14/2023 10:21 AM, James Morse wrote:
> The resctrl architecture specific code may need to free a domain when
> a CPU goes offline, it also needs to reset the CPUs PQR_ASSOC register.
> Amongst other things, the resctrl filesystem code needs to clear this
> CPU from the cpu_mask of any control and monitor groups.
> 
> Currently this is all done in core.c and called from
> resctrl_offline_cpu(), making the split between architecture and
> filesystem code unclear.
> 
> Move the filesystem work to remove the CPU from the control and monitor
> groups into a filesystem helper called resctrl_offline_cpu(), and rename
> the one in core.c resctrl_arch_offline_cpu().
> 
> The rdtgroup_mutex is unlocked and locked again in the call in
> preparation for changing the locking rules for the architecture
> code.

This last paragraph may cause some confusion since this refactoring
is not changing any current locking. I'll defer to you if you prefer
to keep it.

> 
> Reviewed-by: Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>
> Tested-by: Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>
> Tested-By: Peter Newman <peternewman@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Reinette