Re: [PATCH 3/4] selftests/resctrl: SNC support for MBM

[Maciej Wieczor-Retman]

On 2024-03-08 at 16:07:05 +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
>On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Maciej Wieczor-Retman wrote:
>> @@ -697,12 +700,16 @@ int resctrl_val(const struct resctrl_test *test,
>>  		struct resctrl_val_param *param)
>>  {
>>  	char *resctrl_val = param->resctrl_val;
>> -	unsigned long bw_resc_start = 0;
>>  	int res_id, ret = 0, pipefd[2];
>> +	unsigned long *bw_resc_start;
>>  	struct sigaction sigact;
>>  	char pipe_message = 0;
>>  	union sigval value;
>>  
>> +	bw_resc_start = calloc(snc_ways(), sizeof(unsigned long));
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>While correct, this seems a bit overkill given is MAX_SNC = 4, not 
>something large or unbounded.
>
>This patch would be be much simpler on top of my resctrl_val() cleanup 
>patches because bw_resc_start is only local to the measurement function.

You're right, the series will get a lot simpler rebased onto yours. I'll try out
some different approaches and comment any relevant points under your thread [1].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240311135230.7007-1-ilpo.jarvinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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Kind regards
Maciej Wieczór-Retman