[PATCH v5 15/16] fs/resctrl: Allow user space to write kmode_cpus/kmode_cpus_list
From: Babu Moger
Date: Wed Aug 26 2026 - 15:36:46 EST
Per-CPU kernel mode associates a resource group with kernel-mode allocation
and monitoring and records its CPU scope in kmode_cpus and
kmode_cpus_list. Administrators may need to add, remove, or clear CPUs
after activation without changing the active mode.
The files are read-only, so the CPU mask cannot be changed without
deactivating kernel mode.
Make kmode_cpus and kmode_cpus_list writable for the associated group.
Validate input, update kmode_cpu_mask, and reprogram kernel-mode
association only on CPUs whose assignment changes. Document the interface
in Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst.
Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@xxxxxxx>
---
v5: Adapt to the resctrl_kcfg caps and active split. Use
resctrl_kcfg.active.ctrl_mode and mon_mode in kmode_cpus_write().
Use full ctrl=/mon= syntax in the kmode_cpus example.
v4: Empty masks are now allowed and updated masks are in rdtgroup->kmode_cpu_mask.
Updated the changelog.
v3: New patch to add "kmode_cpus" and "kmode_cpus_list" to support
kernel_modes.
---
Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst | 30 ++++++
fs/resctrl/rdtgroup.c | 131 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
index 490e8f534d37..3e886f84315b 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
@@ -658,6 +658,36 @@ All groups contain the following files:
"cpus_list":
Just like "cpus", only using ranges of CPUs instead of bitmasks.
+"kmode_cpus":
+ Accessible only within the resource group currently associated with
+ the active kernel mode (see "info/kernel_mode").
+
+ Bitmask of the logical CPUs associated with the group's kernel mode.
+ When kernel mode is activated through info/kernel_mode, every currently
+ online CPU is included. CPUs that come online later are automatically
+ added to the association.
+
+ Writing a mask reprograms the association: it enables on the CPUs newly
+ added by the write and disables on the CPUs dropped from the previous
+ mask. An empty mask disables the association on all currently online
+ CPUs, but CPUs that come online later are still automatically
+ associated. The mask must contain only online CPUs; masks naming offline
+ CPUs are rejected. Errors are reported in "info/last_cmd_status".
+ Example::
+
+ # mkdir ctrl1
+ # echo "assign_global_enable_per_cpu:ctrl=assign;mon=assign;group=ctrl1//" \
+ > info/kernel_mode
+ # echo 0-3 > ctrl1/kmode_cpus_list
+ # cat ctrl1/kmode_cpus
+ f
+ # cat ctrl1/kmode_cpus_list
+ 0-3
+
+"kmode_cpus_list":
+ Just like "kmode_cpus", only using ranges of CPUs instead of bitmasks.
+ Writable with the same semantics and restrictions as "kmode_cpus".
+
When control is enabled all CTRL_MON groups will also contain:
diff --git a/fs/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/fs/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 10d936710899..576f19a9baa6 100644
--- a/fs/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/fs/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -415,6 +415,131 @@ static int rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_show(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
return ret;
}
+/**
+ * kmode_cpus_write() - Update @rdtgrp's kmode_cpu_mask from @newmask
+ * @rdtgrp: Resctrl group whose kmode_cpu_mask is being updated.
+ * @newmask: New CPUs for @rdtgrp's kernel mode association.
+ * @tmpmask: Caller-allocated scratch cpumask used to compute the
+ * incremental enable/disable deltas; contents on entry are
+ * ignored and on return are unspecified.
+ *
+ * Reprogram kernel-mode association only on CPUs added to or removed from
+ * @rdtgrp->kmode_cpu_mask, then update the mask to @newmask.
+ */
+static void kmode_cpus_write(struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
+ cpumask_var_t newmask, cpumask_var_t tmpmask)
+{
+ bool assign_ctrl = (resctrl_kcfg.active.ctrl_mode == KMODE_ASSIGN);
+ bool assign_mon = (resctrl_kcfg.active.mon_mode == KMODE_ASSIGN);
+ u32 closid, rmid;
+
+ closid = rdtgrp->closid;
+ rmid = rdtgrp->mon.rmid;
+
+ /* CPUs dropped from this group: old & ~newmask. */
+ cpumask_andnot(tmpmask, &rdtgrp->kmode_cpu_mask, newmask);
+ if (!cpumask_empty(tmpmask))
+ resctrl_arch_configure_kmode(tmpmask, closid, assign_ctrl, rmid,
+ assign_mon, false);
+
+ /* CPUs newly added: newmask & ~old. */
+ cpumask_andnot(tmpmask, newmask, &rdtgrp->kmode_cpu_mask);
+ if (!cpumask_empty(tmpmask))
+ resctrl_arch_configure_kmode(tmpmask, closid, assign_ctrl, rmid,
+ assign_mon, true);
+
+ cpumask_copy(&rdtgrp->kmode_cpu_mask, newmask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_write() - Write kmode_cpus or kmode_cpus_list
+ * @of: kernfs open file
+ * @buf: CPU bitmask or list from userspace
+ * @nbytes: length of @buf
+ * @off: unused
+ *
+ * Parse and validate @buf for the group associated through info/kernel_mode,
+ * then update kernel-mode association via kmode_cpus_write().
+ *
+ * Return: @nbytes on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+static ssize_t rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
+ char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
+{
+ cpumask_var_t tmpmask, newmask;
+ struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp;
+ int ret;
+
+ rdtgrp = rdtgroup_kn_lock_live(of->kn);
+ if (!rdtgrp) {
+ ret = -ENOENT;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
+ if (!buf) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_printf("%s: Invalid input\n",
+ is_cpu_list(of) ? "kmode_cpus_list" :
+ "kmode_cpus");
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
+ if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&tmpmask, GFP_KERNEL) ||
+ !zalloc_cpumask_var(&newmask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_printf("%s: Kernel allocation failure\n",
+ is_cpu_list(of) ? "kmode_cpus_list" :
+ "kmode_cpus");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ if (resctrl_kcfg.active.kmode_cur == RESCTRL_INHERIT_USER) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_puts("No active kernel-mode association\n");
+ ret = -EBUSY;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ if (resctrl_kcfg.active.k_rdtgrp != rdtgrp) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_puts("Group is not associated with kernel mode\n");
+ ret = -EBUSY;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ if (!rdtgrp->kmode) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_puts("Kernel mode is not active on this group\n");
+ ret = -EBUSY;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ if (is_cpu_list(of))
+ ret = cpulist_parse(buf, newmask);
+ else
+ ret = cpumask_parse(buf, newmask);
+
+ if (ret) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_puts("Bad CPU list/mask\n");
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ /* kernel-mode association is only programmed on online CPUs. */
+ cpumask_andnot(tmpmask, newmask, cpu_online_mask);
+ if (!cpumask_empty(tmpmask)) {
+ rdt_last_cmd_puts("Can only assign online CPUs\n");
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_free;
+ }
+
+ kmode_cpus_write(rdtgrp, newmask, tmpmask);
+
+out_free:
+ free_cpumask_var(tmpmask);
+ free_cpumask_var(newmask);
+out_unlock:
+ rdtgroup_kn_unlock(of->kn);
+
+ return ret ?: nbytes;
+}
+
/*
* Update the PGR_ASSOC MSR on all cpus in @cpu_mask,
*
@@ -2677,17 +2802,19 @@ static struct rftype res_common_files[] = {
},
{
.name = "kmode_cpus",
- .mode = 0444,
+ .mode = 0644,
.hidden = true,
.kf_ops = &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
+ .write = rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_write,
.seq_show = rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_show,
.fflags = RFTYPE_BASE,
},
{
.name = "kmode_cpus_list",
- .mode = 0444,
+ .mode = 0644,
.hidden = true,
.kf_ops = &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
+ .write = rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_write,
.seq_show = rdtgroup_kmode_cpus_show,
.flags = RFTYPE_FLAGS_CPUS_LIST,
.fflags = RFTYPE_BASE,
--
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