Re: [RFC] mpam,x86,fs/resctrl: Generic schema description Proof of Concept

From: Drew Fustini

Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 00:31:14 EST


On Tue, Jun 09, 2026 at 08:28:09AM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> - I see that the default of zero for the MIN control can be appropriate. For the
> usage of resctrl_get_default_ctrlval() when creating a new control group this
> could be ok as a general setting since the user is expected to, after creating
> the resource group, adjust control values as required by the workloads it will
> contain. I need to make sure about this from all architectures and if 0 is not
> ok then we could use Drew's suggestion of architecture providing a specific reset
> value.

Unfortunately, 0 will not work for the default value for Reserved
bandwidth Blocks (Rbwb) in RISC-V CBQRI as it is required by the spec to
be at least 1.

Thanks,
Drew