linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] sched/topology: Enable topology_span

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Message-ID: <20250205095506.GB7145@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 10:55:06 +0100
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>
Cc: Naman Jain <namjain@...ux.microsoft.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
	Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
	Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ben Segall <bsegall@...gle.com>, Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
	Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>,
	Saurabh Singh Sengar <ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com>,
	srivatsa@...il.mit.edu, Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] sched/topology: Enable topology_span_sane check only
 for debug builds

On Wed, Feb 05, 2025 at 03:18:24PM +0530, K Prateek Nayak wrote:

> Have there been any reports on an x86 system / VM where
> topology_span_sane() was tripped? 

At the very least Intel SNC 'feature' tripped it at some point. They
figured it made sense to have the LLC span two nodes.

But I think there were some really dodgy VMs too.

But yeah, its not been often. But basically dodgy BIOS/VM data can mess
up things badly enough for it to trip.