linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 07/17] x86/resctrl: Add support to enable/disable ABMC feature

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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 12:01:04 -0700
From: Peter Newman <peternewman@...gle.com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 07/17] x86/resctrl: Add support to enable/disable
 ABMC feature

Hi Reinette,

On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 11:43 AM Reinette Chatre
<reinette.chatre@...el.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> On 4/3/2024 5:30 PM, Peter Newman wrote:
>
> ...
> >
> > Presumably this would be called holding the rdtgroup_mutex? Perhaps a
> > lockdep assertion somewhere would be appropriate?
> >
>
> Considering that you are digging into the implementation already, can
> it be assumed that you approve (while considering how "soft RMID" may
> build on this) of the new interface as described in the cover letter?

Yes, I believe we came back to an agreement when discussing the last
series. I'll look over the cover letter in this series just to make
sure everything is there.

-Peter