Re: [PATCH V3 2/4] x86/resctrl: Enumerate per-thread MBA

From: Reinette Chatre
Date: Thu May 14 2020 - 16:12:04 EST


Hi Babu,

On 5/14/2020 12:04 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
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>> Subject: [PATCH V3 2/4] x86/resctrl: Enumerate per-thread MBA
>>
>> From: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
>>

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>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
>> index 62b137c3c97a..bccfc9ff3cc1 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
>> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static const struct cpuid_bit cpuid_bits[] = {
>> { X86_FEATURE_CDP_L3, CPUID_ECX, 2, 0x00000010, 1
>> },
>> { X86_FEATURE_CDP_L2, CPUID_ECX, 2, 0x00000010, 2
>> },
>> { X86_FEATURE_MBA, CPUID_EBX, 3, 0x00000010, 0 },
>> + { X86_FEATURE_PER_THREAD_MBA, CPUID_ECX, 0, 0x00000010, 3
>> },
>
> This is a CPUID feature. You can actually detect this feature without
> checking vendor model in patch @1. This patch looks good to me.
>

This feature is different from the feature introduced in patch 1.

Reinette