Re: [PATCH V4 0/7] x86/intel_rdt: Intel Cache Allocation Technology

From: Vikas Shivappa
Date: Thu Feb 26 2015 - 12:28:43 EST




On Thu, 26 Feb 2015, Ingo Molnar wrote:


* Luck, Tony <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The CAT thing was annoying already, but at least one
can find that in the SDM, this RDT thing, not a single
mention.

The problems of development at the bleeding edge. Would
you rather Linux sat on the sidelines until there are
enough Google hits from other users of new features?

Well, we'd prefer there to be A) published documentation,
or, lacking published documentation, there be B) a coherent
technical description within the code itself what the
purpose is and how it all works conceptually (minus the
buzzwords), so that we have a common starting point when
reviewing it.

Will add a description with in the code if that helps.

Thanks,
Vikas

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