Re: [PATCH v6 00/40] arm_mpam: Add KVM/arm64 and resctrl glue code
From: Ben Horgan
Date: Mon Apr 13 2026 - 10:43:04 EST
On 4/2/26 00:56, Fenghua Yu wrote:
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> On 3/13/26 07:45, Ben Horgan wrote:
>> This version of the mpam missing pieces series sees a couple of things
>> dropped or hidden. Memory bandwith utilization with free-running counters
>> is dropped in preference of just always using 'mbm_event' mode (ABMC
>> emulation) which simplifies the code and allows for, in the future,
>> filtering by read/write traffic. So, for the interim, there is no memory
>> bandwidth utilization support. CDP is hidden behind config expert as
>> remount of resctrl fs could potentially lead to out of range PARTIDs being
>> used and the fix requires a change in fs/resctrl. The setting of MPAM2_EL2
>> (for pkvm/nvhe) is dropped as too expensive a write for not much value.
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>> There are a couple of 'fixes' at the start of the series which address
>> problems in the base driver but are only user visible due to this series.
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> Tested-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@xxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks!
Ben