linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 09/24] x86/resctrl: Use __set_bit()/__clear

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Date:   Thu, 9 Nov 2023 09:44:26 -0800
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 v7 09/24] x86/resctrl: Use __set_bit()/__clear_bit()
 instead of open coding

Hi James,

On 10/25/2023 11:03 AM, James Morse wrote:
> The resctrl CLOSID allocator uses a single 32bit word to track which
> CLOSID are free. The setting and clearing of bits is open coded.
> 
> A subsequent patch adds closid_allocated(), which adds more open

(Note use of "A subsequent patch ")

> coded bitmaps operations. These will eventually need changing to use
> the bitops helpers so that a CLOSID bitmap of the correct size can be
> allocated dynamically.
> 
> Convert the existing open coded bit manipulations of closid_free_map
> to use __set_bit() and friends. These don't need to be atomic as this
> list is protected by the mutex.
> 
> Tested-by: Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>
> Tested-by: Peter Newman <peternewman@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
> 
> ---
> Changes since v6:
>  * Use the __ inatomic helpers and add lockdep_assert_held() annotations to
>    document how this is safe.
>  * Fixed a resctrl_closid_is_free()/closid_allocated() rename in the commit
>    message.
>  * Use RESCTRL_RESERVED_CLOSID to improve readability.
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
> index 9864cb49d58c..f6051a3e7262 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
> @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void rdt_staged_configs_clear(void)
>   * - Our choices on how to configure each resource become progressively more
>   *   limited as the number of resources grows.
>   */
> -static int closid_free_map;
> +static unsigned long closid_free_map;
>  static int closid_free_map_len;
>  
>  int closids_supported(void)
> @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void closid_init(void)
>  	closid_free_map = BIT_MASK(rdt_min_closid) - 1;
>  
>  	/* CLOSID 0 is always reserved for the default group */

Seems appropriate for the comment to be updated to the new define also.

With that addressed you can add:
Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Reinette