linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 19/39] x86/resctrl: Add resctrl_arch_is_evt

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Message-ID: <6dfe3817-702e-40bd-8bdb-0048997c9b01@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:01:58 -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 v4 19/39] x86/resctrl: Add
 resctrl_arch_is_evt_configurable() to abstract BMEC

Hi James,

On 8/2/24 10:28 AM, James Morse wrote:
> When BMEC is supported the resctrl event can be configured in a number
> of ways. This depends on architecture support. rdt_get_mon_l3_config()
> modifies the struct mon_evt and calls mbm_config_rftype_init() to create
> the files that allow the configuration.
> 
> Splitting this into separate architecture and filesystem parts would
> require the struct mon_evt and mbm_config_rftype_init() to be exposed.
> 
> Instead, add resctrl_arch_is_evt_configurable(), and use this from
> resctrl_mon_resource_init() to initialise struct mon_evt and call
> mbm_config_rftype_init().
> resctrl_arch_is_evt_configurable() calls rdt_cpu_has() so it doesn't
> obviously benefit from being inlined. Putting it in core.c will allow
> rdt_cpu_has() to eventually become static.
> 
> resctrl_arch_is_evt_configurable() uses rdt_cpu_has() from
> resctrl_mon_resource_init(), which isn't marked __init. In addition,

"which isn't marked __init" ... this is no longer accurate, which seems
to indicate that this argument is artifact of this series.

Reinette