Re: [PATCH v2] x86/resctrl: Annotate get_mem_config functions as __init

From: Nathan Chancellor
Date: Tue Sep 17 2024 - 09:35:31 EST


Hi Reinette,

On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 02:42:09PM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Just one nit in the subject ... this area has the custom to use "()" to
> highlight that the name refers to a function, so rather:
>
> x86/resctrl: Annotate get_mem_config() functions as __init

Thanks, I am aware of this custom since I do it in the commit message
but since get_mem_config() is a function in this file and it is not
exactly touched by this change, it did not really feel appropriate to
add the parentheses there.

I can send a v3 with this fixed if so desired or perhaps whoever is
going to apply this can just do it then?

> On 9/13/24 4:27 PM, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> > After a recent LLVM change [1] that deduces __cold on functions that
> > only call cold code (such as __init functions), there is a section
> > mismatch warning from __get_mem_config_intel(), which got moved to
> > .text.unlikely. as a result of that optimization:
> >
> > WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: __get_mem_config_intel+0x77 (section: .text.unlikely.) -> thread_throttle_mode_init (section: .init.text)
> >
> > Mark __get_mem_config_intel() as __init as well since it is only called
> > from __init code, which clears up the warning.
> >
> > While __rdt_get_mem_config_amd() does not exhibit a warning because it
> > does not call any __init code, it is a similar function that is only
> > called from __init code like __get_mem_config_intel(), so mark it __init
> > as well to keep the code symmetrical.
> >
> > Link: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/6b11573b8c5e3d36beee099dbe7347c2a007bf53 [1]
> > Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> Thank you very much.
> With subject adjusted:
>
> | Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks a lot for the review!

Cheers,
Nathan