Re: [PATCH v9 10/13] x86/resctrl: Add sysfs interface to write mbm_total_bytes_config

From: Moger, Babu
Date: Tue Dec 20 2022 - 13:01:13 EST


Hi Reinette,

On 12/20/22 11:32, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
>
> On 12/19/2022 11:50 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
>> Forgot about this. This snippet is going to change. I have tested and works fine.
>> How about this?
>>
>> /*
>> * Update MSR_IA32_EVT_CFG_BASE MSR on one of the CPUs in the
>> * domain. The MSRs offset from MSR MSR_IA32_EVT_CFG_BASE
>> * are scoped at the domain level. Writing any of these MSRs
>> * on one CPU is supposed to be observed by all CPUs in the domain.
>> */
>> smp_call_function_any(&d->cpu_mask, mon_event_config_write, &mon_info, 1);
>>
>>
> It looks good but please drop the "supposed to be". If there is any uncertainty
> then the data should be written to all CPUs, if not then that uncertain text should
> be dropped.

There is no uncertainty. I will drop "supposed to be".

Thanks

Babu