linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 08/19] x86/resctrl: Introduce the interface to display monitor mode

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Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:47:32 -0500
From: "Moger, Babu" <bmoger@....com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>, babu.moger@....com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/19] x86/resctrl: Introduce the interface to display
 monitor mode



On 6/20/2024 5:05 PM, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
> 
> On 6/19/24 9:25 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
>> On 6/13/24 20:40, Reinette Chatre wrote:
>>> On 5/24/24 5:23 AM, Babu Moger wrote:
> 
>>>> --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
>>>> @@ -261,6 +261,16 @@ with the following files:
>>>>        Available when ABMC feature is supported. The number of ABMC 
>>>> counters
>>>>        available for configuration.
>>>>    +"mbm_assign":
>>>
>>> This name is not ideal but I am having trouble finding a better one 
>>> ... I
>>> have
>>> seen you use "monitor mode" a couple of times (even in shortlog), so 
>>> maybe
>>> that
>>> could be the start of a more generic name? "mbm_mode"?
>>
>> mbm_mode sounds good. Like this.
>>
>> $cat /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3_MON/mbm_mode
>> [abmc]
>> legacy
>>
>> Keeping just "legacy" vs mbm_legacy.
>>
> 
> Looks good to me. This sounds generic enough to build on.

Thanks
-- 
- Babu Moger