linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 21/38] x86/resctrl: Move mbm_cfg_mask to struct rdt

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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:53:00 -0700
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To: James Morse <james.morse@....com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 21/38] x86/resctrl: Move mbm_cfg_mask to struct
 rdt_resource

Hi James,

On 6/14/24 8:00 AM, James Morse wrote:
> The mbm_cfg_mask field lists the bits that user-space can set when
> configuring an event. This value is output via the last_cmd_status
> file.
> 
> Once the filesystem parts of resctrl are moved to live in /fs/, the
> struct rdt_hw_resource is inaccessible to the filesystem code. Because
> this value is output to user-space, it has to be accessible to the
> filesystem code.
> 
> Move it to struct rdt_resource.

Change looks good. Please do note that there is work in progress to
consolidate the monitoring related data within a new struct that will
impact this change:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/8f73c9ec4c9999c262d9297d46a03209a8affe3f.1716552602.git.babu.moger@amd.com/

Reinette