Re: [PATCH v6 4/8] x86/resctrl: Add comments on RFTYPE flags hierarchy

[Moger, Babu]

Reinette,

On 8/4/23 15:39, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
> 
> On 7/19/2023 4:21 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>> + *	------------------------------------------------------------------
>> + *	--> RFTYPE_INFO
>> + *	--> <info> directory
>> + *		--> RFTYPE_TOP_INFO
>> + *		    Files: last_cmd_status
>> + *
>> + *		--> RFTYPE_MON_INFO
>> + *		--> <L3_MON> directory
>> + *		    Files: max_threshold_occupancy, mon_features,
>> + *		           num_rmids, mbm_total_bytes_config,
>> + *		           mbm_locat_bytes_config
> 
> mbm_locat_bytes_config -> mbm_local_bytes_config
> 
>> + *
>> + *		--> RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO
>> + *			--> RFTYPE_RES_CACHE
>> + *			--> <L2,L3> directory
> 
> Should this be "directories"?
> 
>> + *			    Files: bit_usage, cbm_mask, min_cbm_bits,
>> + *			           num_closids, shareable_bits
> 
> Based on the hierarchy presented the files mentioned here may be expected
> to be associated with RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE.
> For accuracy it may be better to move num_closids one level higher so
> that it is only associated with RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO?

Missed this earlier. Sure.

> 
>> + *
>> + *			--> RFTYPE_RES_MB
>> + *			--> <MB,SMBA> directory
> 
> directories?
> 
>> + *			    Files: bandwidth_gran, delay_linear,
>> + * 			           min_bandwidth, num_closids,
> 
> Please remove space before tab for a clean checkpatch.pl run.
> 
>> + *			           thread_throttle_mode
>> + *
>> + *	base (root) directory structure
> 
> Since "base" refers to more than the root directory I think this can
> just be "base directory structure".
> 
>> + *	------------------------------------------------------------------
>> + *	--> RFTYPE_BASE (Files common for both MON and CTRL groups)
>> + *	    Files: cpus, cpus_list, tasks
>> + *
>> + *	--> RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE (Files only for CTRL group)
>> + *	    Files: mode, schemata, size
>> + *
>>   */
>>  #define RFTYPE_INFO			BIT(0)
>>  #define RFTYPE_BASE			BIT(1)
>>
>>
> 
> Reinette

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Thanks
Babu Moger