Re: [PATCH v1] fs/resctrl: Add missing kconfig entry for CONFIG_RESCTRL_ASSIGN_FIXED
From: Ben Horgan
Date: Thu Jan 15 2026 - 06:41:12 EST
Hi Babu,
On 1/13/26 19:10, Babu Moger wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> On 1/13/26 08:49, Ben Horgan wrote:
>> The commit 3b497c3f4f04 ("fs/resctrl: Introduce the interface to display
>> monitoring modes") introduced CONFIG_RESCTRL_ASSIGN_FIXED but did not add
>> the kconfig entry. Add this.
> Add this -> Add the missing configuration option or Add the missing
> Kconfig option. ?
I'll update the commit message to make it clearer that the change is
adding a Kconfig option that was previously intentionally left
undefined. (As per Reinette's review comments.)
>>
>> Also, take the opportunity ensure that any user attempt to change the
>> assign mode fails from the resctrl code rather than delegating to the
>> arch
>
> assign mode -> counter assignment mode
Ack.
>
>
>> specific code and let the user know by adding a message in
>> last_cmd_status.
>>
>> Fixes: 3b497c3f4f04 ("fs/resctrl: Introduce the interface to display
>> monitoring modes")
>> Signed-off-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@xxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> fs/resctrl/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
>> fs/resctrl/monitor.c | 6 ++++++
>> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/resctrl/Kconfig b/fs/resctrl/Kconfig
>> index 21671301bd8a..bdf9e11502fa 100644
>> --- a/fs/resctrl/Kconfig
>> +++ b/fs/resctrl/Kconfig
>> @@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ config RESCTRL_RMID_DEPENDS_ON_CLOSID
>> Enabled by the architecture when the RMID values depend on the
>> CLOSID.
>> This causes the CLOSID allocator to search for CLOSID with clean
>> RMID.
>> +
>> +config RESCTRL_ASSIGN_FIXED
>> + bool
>> + depends on RESCTRL_FS
>> + help
>> + Enabled by the architecture when the counter assignment mode is not
>> + configurable. This ensures that counter assignment is not
>> advertised as
>> + configurable and configuration attempts fail.
>> diff --git a/fs/resctrl/monitor.c b/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
>> index 572a9925bd6c..888e303c18a2 100644
>> --- a/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
>> +++ b/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
>> @@ -1434,6 +1434,12 @@ ssize_t resctrl_mbm_assign_mode_write(struct
>> kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
>> rdt_last_cmd_clear();
>> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RESCTRL_ASSIGN_FIXED)) {
>> + ret = -EINVAL;
>> + rdt_last_cmd_puts("assign mode is not configurable\n");
>
> assign mode -> counter assignment mode
Ack
>
>
>> + goto out_unlock;
>> + }
>> +
>> if (!strcmp(buf, "default")) {
>> enable = 0;
>> } else if (!strcmp(buf, "mbm_event")) {
Thanks,
Ben