linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 03/19] x86/resctrl: Consolidate monitoring related data from rdt

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Message-ID: <a8ee33f2-b3b2-4b3c-4bb0-b758dcb34337@amd.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:02:58 -0500
From: "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 03/19] x86/resctrl: Consolidate monitoring related data
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Hi Reinette,

On 6/13/24 19:55, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
> 
> On 5/24/24 5:23 AM, Babu Moger wrote:
>> Consolidate all the data related to monitoring into separate structure
>> for better readability.
> 
> This needs a better motivation because "better readability" is subjective.
> You can motivate this work by noting that this is re-organization in
> preparation
> for more monitoring specific properties that will clobber the existing
> resource
> struct more. To support this organization the pattern of the cache allocation
> and memory bandwidth allocation features that consolidate the feature
> specific
> properties into a struct is followed.
> 

Sure. Sounds good.
-- 
Thanks
Babu Moger