linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 11/24] x86/resctrl: Remove MSR reading of event configuration value

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Message-ID: <ea526972-cbdf-41f0-8861-7b4702bdb7d6@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:55:13 -0700
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, <corbet@....net>, <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 11/24] x86/resctrl: Remove MSR reading of event
 configuration value

Hi Babu,

On 9/4/24 3:21 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
> The event configuration is domain specific and initialized during domain
> initialization. The values are stored in struct rdt_hw_mon_domain.
> 
> It is not required to read the configuration register every time user asks
> for it. Use the value stored in struct rdt_hw_mon_domain instead.
> 
> Introduce resctrl_arch_event_config_get() and
> resctrl_arch_event_config_set() to get/set architecture domain specific
> mbm_total_cfg/mbm_local_cfg values.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>
> ---

This change looks fine, but could the function names be more specific? For example,
 resctrl_arch_mon_event_config_get()/resctrl_arch_mon_event_config_set()?

Reinette