Re: [PATCH v4 07/29] selftests/resctrl: Refactor get_cbm_mask() and rename to get_full_cbm()

[Reinette Chatre]

Hi Ilpo,

On 12/15/2023 7:04 AM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> Callers of get_cbm_mask() are required to pass a string into which the
> capacity bitmask (CBM) is read. Neither CAT nor CMT tests need the
> bitmask as string but just convert it into an unsigned long value.
> 
> Another limitation is that the bit mask reader can only read
> .../cbm_mask files.
> 
> Generalize the bit mask reading function into get_bit_mask() such that
> it can be used to handle other files besides the .../cbm_mask and
> handles the unsigned long conversion within get_bit_mask() using
> fscanf(). Change get_cbm_mask() to use get_bit_mask() and rename it to
> get_full_cbm() to better indicate what the function does.
> 
> Return error from get_full_cbm() if the bitmask is zero for some reason
> because it makes the code more robust as the selftests naturally assume
> the bitmask has some bits.
> 
> Also mark cache_type const while at it and remove useless comments that
> are related to processing of CBM bits.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>

Reinette