Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] x86/resctrl: Abstract PQR_ASSOC from generic code
From: Reinette Chatre
Date: Fri Apr 05 2024 - 13:15:31 EST
Hi Peter,
On 3/25/2024 10:27 AM, Peter Newman wrote:
> While CLOSID and RMID originated in RDT, the concept applies to other
> architectures, as it's standard to write allocation and monitoring IDs
> into per-CPU registers.
>
> - Rename resctrl_pqr_state and pqr_state to be more
> architecturally-neutral.
>
> - Introduce resctrl_arch_update_cpu() to replace the explicit write to
> MSR_IA32_PQR_ASSOC in __resctrl_sched_in(). In the case of MPAM,
> PARTID[_I,D] and PMG are a simple function of closid, rmid, and an
> internal global.
>
> - Update terminology containing explicit references to the PQR_ASSOC
> register.
fyi ... I just noticed this while looking at the MPAM patches that there
is an instance in comments of update_closid_rmid() where this
was misspelled (PGR_ASSOC) and thus not picked up by your rename
script.
Reinette