linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 11/29] arm_mpam: Probe hardware to find the supported partid/pmg values

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Message-ID: <a37c2e80-56c3-4bae-b1cf-13829e16947a@arm.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:44:39 +0100
From: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
To: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 11/29] arm_mpam: Probe hardware to find the supported
 partid/pmg values

Hi Ben,

On 12/09/2025 12:11, Ben Horgan wrote:
> On 9/10/25 21:42, James Morse wrote:
>> CPUs can generate traffic with a range of PARTID and PMG values,
>> but each MSC may also have its own maximum size for these fields.
>> Before MPAM can be used, the driver needs to probe each RIS on
>> each MSC, to find the system-wide smallest value that can be used.
>> The limits from requestors (e.g. CPUs) also need taking into account.
>>
>> While doing this, RIS entries that firmware didn't describe are created
>> under MPAM_CLASS_UNKNOWN.
>>
>> While we're here, implement the mpam_register_requestor() call
>> for the arch code to register the CPU limits. Future callers of this
>> will tell us about the SMMU and ITS.

> Looks good to me. I think Jonathan's comment on getting rid of the local
> variable, 'found', is worthwhile.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>

Thanks!


James