linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/29] selftests/resctrl: CAT test improvements & generalized test framework

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Message-ID: <056a2d2b-3b09-4a70-92b0-8634a24464b9@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:45:21 -0800
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>,
	<linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, "Shaopeng
 Tan" <tan.shaopeng@...fujitsu.com>, Maciej Wieczór-Retman
	<maciej.wieczor-retman@...el.com>, Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
CC: <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/29] selftests/resctrl: CAT test improvements &
 generalized test framework

Hi Ilpo and Shuah,

On 12/15/2023 7:04 AM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> Here's v4 series to improve resctrl selftests with generalized test
> framework and rewritten CAT test.
> 
> The series contains following improvements:
> 
> - Excludes shareable bits from CAT test allocation to avoid interference
> - Replaces file "sink" with a volatile variable
> - Alters read pattern to defeat HW prefetcher optimizations
> - Rewrites CAT test to make the CAT test reliable and truly measure
>   if CAT is working or not
> - Introduces generalized test framework making easier to add new tests
> - Lots of other cleanups & refactoring
> 
> This series has been tested across a large number of systems from
> different generations.

Ilpo, thank you very much for this great cleanup and a creating a
reliable CAT test. This work is focused on kernel health and greatly
appreciated.

All patches in this series should have my reviewed-by tag. For
confirmation, for this whole series:
Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Shuah, could you please consider this series for inclusion at
your convenience?

Thank you very much.

Reinette