linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 23/29] arm_mpam: Add mpam_msmon

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Message-ID: <842edca0-11c7-43ac-ba4b-ab40678034e2@arm.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:08:57 +0100
From: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>
To: James Morse <james.morse@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 23/29] arm_mpam: Add mpam_msmon_read() to read monitor
 value

Hi James,

On 9/11/25 16:46, Ben Horgan wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> On 9/10/25 21:43, James Morse wrote:
>> Reading a monitor involves configuring what you want to monitor, and
>> reading the value. Components made up of multiple MSC may need values
>> from each MSC. MSCs may take time to configure, returning 'not ready'.
>> The maximum 'not ready' time should have been provided by firmware.
>>
>> Add mpam_msmon_read() to hide all this. If (one of) the MSC returns
>> not ready, then wait the full timeout value before trying again.
>>
>> CC: Shanker Donthineni <sdonthineni@...dia.com>
>> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
>> ---
>> Changes since v1:
>>  * Added XCL support.
>>  * Merged FLT/CTL constants.
>>  * a spelling mistake in a comment.
>>  * moved structrues around.
>> ---
>>  drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c  | 226 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  drivers/resctrl/mpam_internal.h |  19 +++
>>  2 files changed, 245 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
>> index cf190f896de1..1543c33c5d6a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
>> +++ b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
>> +
>> +static void gen_msmon_ctl_flt_vals(struct mon_read *m, u32 *ctl_val,
>> +				   u32 *flt_val)
>> +{
>> +	struct mon_cfg *ctx = m->ctx;
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * For CSU counters its implementation-defined what happens when not
>> +	 * filtering by partid.
>> +	 */
>> +	*ctl_val |= MSMON_CFG_x_CTL_MATCH_PARTID;
>> +
>> +	*flt_val = FIELD_PREP(MSMON_CFG_x_FLT_PARTID, ctx->partid);
>> +	if (m->ctx->match_pmg) {
>> +		*ctl_val |= MSMON_CFG_x_CTL_MATCH_PMG;
>> +		*flt_val |= FIELD_PREP(MSMON_CFG_x_FLT_PMG, ctx->pmg);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	switch (m->type) {
>> +	case mpam_feat_msmon_csu:
>> +		*ctl_val = MSMON_CFG_CSU_CTL_TYPE_CSU;
>> +
>> +		if (mpam_has_feature(mpam_feat_msmon_csu_xcl, &m->ris->props))
>> +			*flt_val |= FIELD_PREP(MSMON_CFG_CSU_FLT_XCL,
>> +					       ctx->csu_exclude_clean);
>> +
>> +		break;
>> +	case mpam_feat_msmon_mbwu:
>> +		*ctl_val = MSMON_CFG_MBWU_CTL_TYPE_MBWU;

As you mentioned offline, this zeroes the other bits in *ctl_val.


Thanks,

Ben