Re: [v3 PATCH 1/1] x86/resctrl: Add "*" shorthand to set io_alloc CBM for all domains

From: Babu Moger

Date: Tue Jan 06 2026 - 11:49:08 EST


Hi Aaron,

On 12/30/25 20:35, Aaron Tomlin wrote:
Introduce a wildcard domain ID selector "*" for the io_alloc_cbm
interface. This allows a user to update the Capacity Bitmask (CBM)
across all cache domains in a single operation.

Currently, configuring io_alloc_cbm requires an explicit ID for each
domain, which is cumbersome on systems with high core counts and
numerous cache clusters. Supporting a wildcard selector simplifies
automation and management tasks.

For example, a user can now write "*=0" to the io_alloc_cbm file to
program every domain to the hardware-defined minimum CBM. Note that the
value provided must still adhere to the constraints defined in the
resource's min_cbm_bits.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst | 8 ++++
fs/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c | 60 ++++++++++++++-------------
2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
index 8c8ce678148a..e4d92c865e44 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ related to allocation:
# cat /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3/io_alloc_cbm
0=00ff;1=000f
+ Set each CBM to a specified value.
+
+ A special value "*" is required to represent all cache IDs.
+
+ Example::
+
+ # echo "*=0" > /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3/io_alloc_cbm

To be consistent add the output also.

 # cat /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3/io_alloc_cbm
     0=0;1=0

+
When CDP is enabled "io_alloc_cbm" associated with the CDP_DATA and CDP_CODE
resources may reflect the same values. For example, values read from and
written to /sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3DATA/io_alloc_cbm may be reflected by
diff --git a/fs/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/fs/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index b2d178d3556e..7b3119f91b9d 100644
--- a/fs/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/fs/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -873,41 +873,45 @@ static int resctrl_io_alloc_parse_line(char *line, struct rdt_resource *r,
struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d;
char *dom = NULL, *id;
unsigned long dom_id;
+ bool update_all;
-next:
- if (!line || line[0] == '\0')
- return 0;
+ while (line && line[0] != '\0') {
+ update_all = false;
+ dom = strsep(&line, ";");
+ id = strsep(&dom, "=");
- dom = strsep(&line, ";");
- id = strsep(&dom, "=");
- if (!dom || kstrtoul(id, 10, &dom_id)) {
- rdt_last_cmd_puts("Missing '=' or non-numeric domain\n");
- return -EINVAL;
- }
+ if (id && !strcmp(id, "*")) {
+ update_all = true;
+ } else if (!dom || kstrtoul(id, 10, &dom_id)) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_puts("Missing '=' or non-numeric domain\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
- dom = strim(dom);
- list_for_each_entry(d, &r->ctrl_domains, hdr.list) {
- if (d->hdr.id == dom_id) {
- data.buf = dom;
- data.mode = RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE;
- data.closid = closid;
- if (parse_cbm(&data, s, d))
- return -EINVAL;
- /*
- * Keep io_alloc CLOSID's CBM of CDP_CODE and CDP_DATA
- * in sync.
- */
- if (resctrl_arch_get_cdp_enabled(r->rid)) {
- peer_type = resctrl_peer_type(s->conf_type);
- memcpy(&d->staged_config[peer_type],
- &d->staged_config[s->conf_type],
- sizeof(d->staged_config[0]));
+ dom = strim(dom);
+ list_for_each_entry(d, &r->ctrl_domains, hdr.list) {
+ if (update_all || d->hdr.id == dom_id) {
+ data.buf = dom;
+ data.mode = RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE;
+ data.closid = closid;
+ if (parse_cbm(&data, s, d))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * Keep io_alloc CLOSID's CBM of CDP_CODE and CDP_DATA
+ * in sync.
+ */
+ if (resctrl_arch_get_cdp_enabled(r->rid)) {
+ peer_type = resctrl_peer_type(s->conf_type);
+ d->staged_config[peer_type] =
+ d->staged_config[s->conf_type];
+ }
+
+ if (!update_all)
+ break;
}
- goto next;
}
}
- return -EINVAL;
+ return 0;
}

Tested the patch and looks good to me.

Thanks

Babu




ssize_t resctrl_io_alloc_cbm_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,