linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v17 28/33] fs/resctrl: Introduce mbm_L3_assignments to list assignments in a group

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Message-ID: <0bd46b44-8df2-425a-9ac9-242272e7a1a7@amd.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 14:16:46 -0500
From: "Moger, Babu" <babu.moger@....com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>, corbet@....net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v17 28/33] fs/resctrl: Introduce mbm_L3_assignments to
 list assignments in a group

Hi Reinette,

On 9/2/25 21:59, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
> 
> On 8/14/25 7:25 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
>> index 1de815b3a07b..af0c38206bab 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
>> @@ -519,6 +519,34 @@ When the "mba_MBps" mount option is used all CTRL_MON groups will also contain:
>>  	/sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3_MON/mon_features changes the input
>>  	event.
>>  
>> +"mbm_L3_assignments":
> 
> Looking at the final documentation this addition is made in unexpected section titled:
> "When the "mba_MBps" mount option is used all CTRL_MON groups will also contain:"
> 
> How about placing this description in a new section titled "When monitoring is enabled all
> MON groups may also contain:" (note the word *may*) under the "mon_hw_id" description to complement
> the earlier "When monitoring is enabled all MON groups will also contain:" (note the
> word *will*). Open to other ideas of course.

Yea. It looks right place to add after "mon_hw_id" with the new section
"When monitoring is enabled all MON groups may also contain:".

-- 
Thanks
Babu Moger