linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 16/29] arm_mpam: Add a helper to touch an MSC from any CPU

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Message-ID: <46bfa3cb-3f8a-4780-bf69-c6fedd673649@nvidia.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2025 14:08:59 -0700
From: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@...dia.com>
To: James Morse <james.morse@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 16/29] arm_mpam: Add a helper to touch an MSC from any
 CPU


On 9/10/25 13:42, James Morse wrote:
> Resetting RIS entries from the cpuhp callback is easy as the
> callback occurs on the correct CPU. This won't be true for any other
> caller that wants to reset or configure an MSC.
>
> Add a helper that schedules the provided function if necessary.
>
> Callers should take the cpuhp lock to prevent the cpuhp callbacks from
> changing the MSC state.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>

Reviewed-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@...dia.com>

Thanks.

-Fenghua

[SNIP]