Re: [PATCH v3 5/8] x86/resctrl: Add package scoped resource

From: Reinette Chatre
Date: Tue Jul 18 2023 - 16:43:59 EST


Hi Tony,

On 7/13/2023 9:32 AM, Tony Luck wrote:
> Some Intel features require setting a package scoped model specific
> register.
>
> Add a new resource that builds domains for each package.

If I understand correctly the only purpose of this new resource
is to know when the first CPU associated with a package
comes online. Am I not reading this right? Using a resctrl resource
for this purpose seems inappropriate and unnecessary while also
making the code very hard to follow.

Reinette