linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 20/26] x86/resctrl: Provide interface to update the event configurations

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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:09:06 -0700
From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 20/26] x86/resctrl: Provide interface to update the
 event configurations

Hi Babu,

On 4/17/25 7:34 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
> On 4/16/25 13:52, Reinette Chatre wrote:
>>
>> Below is a start of trying to address this but I think more refinement is needed (other
>> possible terms for "transactions" could perhaps be "data sources"? ... what do you think?):
>>
>> 	"The read/write event_filter file contains the configuration of the event
>> 	 that reflects which transactions(?) are being counted by it."
>>
> 
> How about?
> 
> "The read/write event_filter file contains the configuration of the event
> that reflects which memory transactions are being counted by it."
> 

Looks good to me. Perhaps "being" can be dropped? Thank you.

Reinette