linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 22/33] arm_mpam: Use a static key to indicate when mpam is enabled

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Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:20:12 +1000
From: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>
To: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>, james.morse@....com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 22/33] arm_mpam: Use a static key to indicate when mpam is
 enabled

On 11/7/25 10:34 PM, Ben Horgan wrote:
> From: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
> 
> Once all the MSC have been probed, the system wide usable number of
> PARTID is known and the configuration arrays can be allocated.
> 
> After this point, checking all the MSC have been probed is pointless,
> and the cpuhp callbacks should restore the configuration, instead of
> just resetting the MSC.
> 
> Add a static key to enable this behaviour. This will also allow MPAM
> to be disabled in response to an error, and the architecture code to
> enable/disable the context switch of the MPAM system registers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@...dia.com>
> Tested-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@...dia.com>
> Tested-by: Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@...fujitsu.com>
> Tested-by: Peter Newman <peternewman@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>
> ---
>   drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c  | 12 ++++++++++++
>   drivers/resctrl/mpam_internal.h |  8 ++++++++
>   2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
> 

Reviewed-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>