linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 6/8] x86/resctrl: Add "mba_MBps_event" file to CTRL

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Message-ID: <4f74620f-1a85-48d4-a911-e6bc31f32c01@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:38:38 -0800
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, "Peter
 Newman" <peternewman@...gle.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	<x86@...nel.org>
CC: James Morse <james.morse@....com>, Jamie Iles <quic_jiles@...cinc.com>,
	Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	"Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)" <tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	<patches@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 6/8] x86/resctrl: Add "mba_MBps_event" file to
 CTRL_MON directories

Hi Tony,

On 11/22/24 3:58 PM, Tony Luck wrote:
> The "mba_MBps" mount option provides an alternate method to
> control memory bandwidth. Instead of specifying allowable
> bandwidth as a percentage of maximum possible, the user
> provides a MiB/s limit value.
> 
> In preparation to allow the user to pick the memory bandwidth
> monitoring event used as input to the feedback loop, provide
> a file in each CTRL_MON group directory that shows the event
> currently in use. Note that this file is only visible when
> the "mba_MBps" mount option is in use.
> 
> Suggested-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>

Reinette