linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 08/25] x86/resctrl: Introduce interface to display number of monitoring counters

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Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:23:40 -0500
From: "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 08/25] x86/resctrl: Introduce interface to display
 number of monitoring counters

Hi Reinette,

On 10/14/24 11:59,  wrote:
> Hi Tony and Babu,
> 
> On 10/10/24 11:36 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> On 10/10/24 12:08, Luck, Tony wrote:
>>> Babu,
>>>
>>>> We have the information already in r->mon.mbm_cntr_free_map.
>>>>
>>>> How about adding an extra text while printing num_mbm_cntrs?
>>>>
>>>> $ cat /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3_MON/num_mbm_cntrs
>>>>   Total 32, Available 16
>>>
>>> Either that or:
>>> Total 32
>>> Available 16
>>>
>>
>> Sure. Fine with me.
> 
> I think separate files would be easier to parse and matches the existing resctrl
> interface in this regard. How about "available_mbm_cntrs"?

Sure.

Thanks
Babu Moger