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

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Message-ID: <a3fd2d2c-0045-4316-8181-8165581a1350@amd.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:45:58 -0500
From: "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>, corbet@....net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 11/24] x86/resctrl: Remove MSR reading of event
 configuration value

Hi Reinette,

On 9/19/24 11:55, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> 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()?

Sure. will do.

-- 
Thanks
Babu Moger