Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/resctrl, Documentation: Keep mbm_assign_mode "default" on boot

[Babu Moger]

Hi Reinette,

On 9/1/26 19:21, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Boris and Babu,
>
> On 9/1/26 4:21 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 01, 2026 at 12:26:16PM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> > >  From my side I provide a very high level summary of my view below as we await
> > > guidance per [1]:
> >
> > I thought we agreed on that:
> >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260804191608.GDanI6eK2Q07w6pNcb@fat_crate.local
> >
> > and
> >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/98be93cc-f2d8-4bad-bbb0-f309e912054c@xxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > I am reading your reply as you're agreeing with me.
>
>
> Boris:
> 	I agreed to follow your guidance. I did have some nitpicks in the email that
> 	you linked to and the discussion that followed created the impression with
> 	me that	you were considering other options. Specifically
>
> 	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260805002138.GHanKCEmyMcvK8Xg4w@fat_crate.local/
>
> 	is what I misunderstood as this topic still being open. My apologies.
>
> Babu:
> 	To answer your question on how to move forward I thus think what is needed
> 	is a minimized patch for easier backporting that is marked for stable. Also

Sure. The code change is a single line; most of the work is 
documentation. These changes landed only a couple of releases ago, so I 
expect a straightforward backport. I can help if anything comes up.

> 	consider
>
> 	https://lore.kernel.org/all/d476ea5e-340b-4d65-8207-cc1a0055b4aa@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> 	when writing the changelog. For me to sign off on this change the changelog has
> 	to be accurate and complete.

Sure, will do. Please let me know if I missed anything — we can tighten 
it up in the next revision.

> 	Please also follow up with pqos team on the issue you created there to motivate
> 	this patch.

Sure. Will do.

Thanks
Babu