Re: [PATCH] x86/resctrl: Fix unused variable warning in cache_alloc_hsw_probe()

From: Moger, Babu
Date: Wed Nov 01 2023 - 16:42:48 EST



On 11/1/23 15:33, Luck, Tony wrote:
>>> if (wrmsr_safe(MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE, max_cbm, 0))
>>> return;
>>>
>>> - rdmsr(MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE, l, h);
>>> + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE, l3_cbm_0);
>>
>> You are writing 32 bit and reading 64 bit. Why don't you change both to 64
>> bit?
>
> wrmsr_safe() writes all 64-bits ... just gets those bits as a pair
> of 32-bit arguments for the low and high halves.
>
> I could switch that to wrmsrl_safe() and change max_cbm to be "u64"
> to make write & read match. Would that be better?

Yes. That is better.
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Thanks
Babu Moger