linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 15/29] arm_mpam: Reset MSC controls from cpu hp callbacks

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Message-ID: <20250912125535.0000151c@huawei.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:55:35 +0100
From: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>
To: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 15/29] arm_mpam: Reset MSC controls from cpu hp
 callbacks

On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:42:55 +0000
James Morse <james.morse@....com> wrote:

> When a CPU comes online, it may bring a newly accessible MSC with
> it. Only the default partid has its value reset by hardware, and
> even then the MSC might not have been reset since its config was
> previously dirtyied. e.g. Kexec.
> 
> Any in-use partid must have its configuration restored, or reset.
> In-use partids may be held in caches and evicted later.
> 
> MSC are also reset when CPUs are taken offline to cover cases where
> firmware doesn't reset the MSC over reboot using UEFI, or kexec
> where there is no firmware involvement.
> 
> If the configuration for a RIS has not been touched since it was
> brought online, it does not need resetting again.
> 
> To reset, write the maximum values for all discovered controls.
> 
> CC: Rohit Mathew <Rohit.Mathew@....com>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
Just one trivial passing comment from me.

Jonathan

> ---
> Changes since RFC:
>  * Last bitmap write will always be non-zero.
>  * Dropped READ_ONCE() - teh value can no longer change.
>  * Write 0 to proporitional stride, remove the bwa_fract variable.
>  * Removed nested srcu lock, the assert should cover it.
> ---
>  drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c  | 117 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/resctrl/mpam_internal.h |   8 +++
>  2 files changed, 125 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
> index cd8e95fa5fd6..0353313cf284 100644
> --- a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
> +++ b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c

>  
> @@ -818,6 +921,20 @@ static int mpam_discovery_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
>  
>  static int mpam_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
>  {
> +	int idx;
> +	struct mpam_msc *msc;
> +
> +	idx = srcu_read_lock(&mpam_srcu);

Might be worth using
guard(srcu)(&mpam_srcu);
here but only real advantage it bring is in hiding the local idx variable
away.  

> +	list_for_each_entry_srcu(msc, &mpam_all_msc, all_msc_list,
> +				 srcu_read_lock_held(&mpam_srcu)) {
> +		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &msc->accessibility))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&msc->online_refs))
> +			mpam_reset_msc(msc, false);
> +	}
> +	srcu_read_unlock(&mpam_srcu, idx);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  }