linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v20 03/18] x86/resctrl: Prepare for different scope for control/monitor operations

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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:13:28 -0700
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	"Maciej Wieczor-Retman" <maciej.wieczor-retman@...el.com>, Peter Newman
	<peternewman@...gle.com>, James Morse <james.morse@....com>, Babu Moger
	<babu.moger@....com>, Drew Fustini <dfustini@...libre.com>, Dave Martin
	<Dave.Martin@....com>
CC: <x86@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<patches@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v20 03/18] x86/resctrl: Prepare for different scope for
 control/monitor operations

Hi Tony,

On 6/10/24 11:35 AM, Tony Luck wrote:
> Resctrl assumes that control and monitor operations on a resource are
> performed at the same scope.
> 
> Prepare for systems that use different scope (specifically Intel needs
> to split the RDT_RESOURCE_L3 resource to use L3 scope for cache control
> and NODE scope for cache occupancy and memory bandwidth monitoring).
> 
> Create separate domain lists for control and monitor operations.
> 
> Note that errors during initialization of either control or monitor
> functions on a domain would previously result in that domain being
> excluded from both control and monitor operations. Now the domains are
> allocated independently it is no longer required to disable both control
> and monitor operations if either fail.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Reinette