Re: [PATCH 09/10] x86/resctrl: Add arch_has_sparse_bitmaps to explain AMD/Intel CAT difference

[Reinette Chatre]

Hi James,

On 2/14/2020 10:24 AM, James Morse wrote:
> Intel expects the cache bitmap provided by user-space to have on a
> single span of 1s, whereas AMD can support bitmaps like 0xf00f.
> Arm's MPAM support also allows sparse bitmaps.
> 
> To move resctrl out to /fs/ we need to explain platform differences
> like this. Add a resource property arch_has_sparse_bitmaps. Test this
> around the 'non-consecutive' test in cbm_validate().
> 
> Merging the validate calls causes AMD top gain the min_cbm_bits test
> needed for Haswell, but as it always sets this value to 1, it will
> never match.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c        |  4 +--
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c | 36 +++++------------------
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h    |  6 ++--
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
> index e90c10ca85f4..7c9c4bd5fd32 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
> @@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static __init void rdt_init_res_defs_intel(void)
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2 ||
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2DATA ||
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2CODE)
> -			r->cbm_validate = cbm_validate_intel;
> +			r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmaps = false;
>  		else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
>  			r->msr_base = MSR_IA32_MBA_THRTL_BASE;
>  			r->msr_update = mba_wrmsr_intel;
> @@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static __init void rdt_init_res_defs_amd(void)
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2 ||
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2DATA ||
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2CODE)
> -			r->cbm_validate = cbm_validate_amd;
> +			r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmaps = true;
>  		else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
>  			r->msr_base = MSR_IA32_MBA_BW_BASE;
>  			r->msr_update = mba_wrmsr_amd;
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
> index 416becb591d1..38df876feb54 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
> @@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct rdt_resource *r,
>  }
>  
>  /*
> - * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid. The SDM says:
> + * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid.
> + * For Intel The SDM says:

s/The/the/

>   *	Please note that all (and only) contiguous '1' combinations
>   *	are allowed (e.g. FFFFH, 0FF0H, 003CH, etc.).
>   * Additionally Haswell requires at least two bits set.
> + * AMD allows non-contiguous bitmasks.
>   */
> -bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
> +static bool cbm_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
>  {
>  	unsigned long first_bit, zero_bit, val;
>  	unsigned int cbm_len = r->cache.cbm_len;
> @@ -101,7 +103,9 @@ bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
>  	first_bit = find_first_bit(&val, cbm_len);
>  	zero_bit = find_next_zero_bit(&val, cbm_len, first_bit);
>  
> -	if (find_next_bit(&val, cbm_len, zero_bit) < cbm_len) {
> +	/* Are non-contiguous bitmaps allowed? */
> +	if (!r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmaps &&
> +	    (find_next_bit(&val, cbm_len, zero_bit) < cbm_len)) {
>  		rdt_last_cmd_printf("The mask %lx has non-consecutive 1-bits\n", val);
>  		return false;
>  	}
> @@ -116,30 +120,6 @@ bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
>  	return true;
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid. AMD allows non-contiguous
> - * bitmasks
> - */
> -bool cbm_validate_amd(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
> -{
> -	unsigned long val;
> -	int ret;
> -
> -	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 16, &val);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		rdt_last_cmd_printf("Non-hex character in the mask %s\n", buf);
> -		return false;
> -	}
> -
> -	if (val > r->default_ctrl) {
> -		rdt_last_cmd_puts("Mask out of range\n");
> -		return false;
> -	}
> -
> -	*data = val;
> -	return true;
> -}
> -
>  /*
>   * Read one cache bit mask (hex). Check that it is valid for the current
>   * resource type.
> @@ -165,7 +145,7 @@ int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct rdt_resource *r,
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!r->cbm_validate(data->buf, &cbm_val, r))
> +	if (!cbm_validate(data->buf, &cbm_val, r))
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
>  	if ((rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE ||
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> index 45fc695081d1..0172a87de814 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> @@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ struct msr_param {
>   *			in a cache bit mask
>   * @shareable_bits:	Bitmask of shareable resource with other
>   *			executing entities
> + * @arch_has_sparse_bitmaps:   True if a bitmap like f00f is valid.
>   */

This area uses tab for spacing.

>  struct rdt_cache {
>  	unsigned int	cbm_len;
> @@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ struct rdt_cache {
>  	unsigned int	cbm_idx_mult;
>  	unsigned int	cbm_idx_offset;
>  	unsigned int	shareable_bits;
> +	bool		arch_has_sparse_bitmaps;
>  };
>  
>  /**
> @@ -426,7 +428,6 @@ struct rdt_parse_data {
>   * @cache:		Cache allocation related data
>   * @format_str:		Per resource format string to show domain value
>   * @parse_ctrlval:	Per resource function pointer to parse control values
> - * @cbm_validate	Cache bitmask validate function
>   * @evt_list:		List of monitoring events
>   * @num_rmid:		Number of RMIDs available
>   * @mon_scale:		cqm counter * mon_scale = occupancy in bytes
> @@ -453,7 +454,6 @@ struct rdt_resource {
>  	int (*parse_ctrlval)(struct rdt_parse_data *data,
>  			     struct rdt_resource *r,
>  			     struct rdt_domain *d);
> -	bool (*cbm_validate)(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r);
>  	struct list_head	evt_list;
>  	int			num_rmid;
>  	unsigned int		mon_scale;
> @@ -594,7 +594,5 @@ void cqm_setup_limbo_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms);
>  void cqm_handle_limbo(struct work_struct *work);
>  bool has_busy_rmid(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d);
>  void __check_limbo(struct rdt_domain *d, bool force_free);
> -bool cbm_validate_intel(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r);
> -bool cbm_validate_amd(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r);
>  
>  #endif /* _ASM_X86_RESCTRL_INTERNAL_H */
> 

Just the two small comments from my side. For the rest:

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>

Babu may want to take a look.

Reinette