linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 05/10] x86/resctrl: Unwind the errors inside rdt_enable

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2023 19:25:17 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 05/10] x86/resctrl: Unwind the errors inside
 rdt_enable_ctx()

On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 06:54:25PM -0500, Babu Moger wrote:
> rdt_enable_ctx() enables the features provided during resctrl mount.
> 
> Additions to rdt_enable_ctx() are required to also modify error paths
> of rdt_enable_ctx() callers to ensure correct unwinding if errors
> are encountered after calling rdt_enable_ctx(). This is error prone.
> 
> Introduce rdt_disable_ctx() to refactor the error unwinding of
> rdt_enable_ctx() to simplify future additions. This also simplifies
> cleanup in rdt_kill_sb().
> 
> Remove cdp_disable_all() as it is not used anymore after the refactor.

Do not talk about *what* the patch is doing in the commit message - that
should be obvious from the diff itself. Rather, concentrate on the *why*
it needs to be done.

Check your whole series.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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