RE: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system

From	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	RE: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system
Date	2016-10-18 01:10 +0200
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On Mon, 17 Oct 2016, Luck, Tony wrote:
> > So how are we going to deal with that in the schematas? Assume the L3=16
> > and L2=8 case(no CDP). So effectively any write of L2 to CLOSID=0 will
> > affect the setting of L2 in CLOSID=8.
> >
> > Will the code tell the user that L2 cannot be set for CLOSID >= 8? 
> >
> > Will it print the setting of CLOSID - 8 for CLOSID >= 8 when you read the
> > schemata file of CLOSID >= 8?
> 
> The default and first 7 directories you make will have lines in schemata for
> both L3 and L2.  The next 8 will just have L3 (and won't let you add L2).
> 
> > And of course this becomes very interesting when CLOSID 1 is deleted, then
> > what happens to CLOSID 9? Not to talk about the case when CLOSID 1 is
> > reused again.
> 
> Deleting CLOSID 1 won't affect CLOSID 9.

How so? CLOSID 9 is using CLOSID 1 L2 settings. Are we just keeping the L2
setting of CLOSID 1 around and do not reset it to default?

>  When you make a new directory that gets allocated CLOSID 1, it will have
>  both L3 and L2 lines.

Now CLOSID 1 is reused and reset to all 1's per default and even if not
then the operator will set a new L2 value and therefor wreckaging CLOSID 9.

Thanks,

	tglx

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[PATCH v4 00/18] Intel Cache Allocation Technology "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 02/18] cacheinfo: Introduce cache id "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 02/18] cacheinfo: Introduce cache id Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 12:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 16/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add schemata file "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 16/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add schemata file Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 00:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 23:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 00:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 01:00 +0200
          RE: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 01:10 +0200
            RE: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 01:20 +0200
              RE: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 01:30 +0200
          RE: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 01:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 00:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 01:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 01:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file system Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 02:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v4 13/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add mkdir to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 12:50 +0200
  [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters from CPUID "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 15:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-17 17:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-17 18:40 +0200
          RE: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID "Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-17 18:50 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-17 22:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 19:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 19:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 19:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v4 08/18] x86/intel_rdt: Pick up L3/L2 RDT parameters  from CPUID Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-17 20:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 01/18] Documentation, ABI: Add a document entry for cache id "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 01/18] Documentation, ABI: Add a document entry for  cache id Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 12:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 18/18] MAINTAINERS: Add maintainer for Intel RDT resource allocation "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 04/18] x86/intel_rdt: Feature discovery "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 11/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add basic resctrl filesystem support "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 11/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add basic resctrl filesystem  support Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 21:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 05/18] Documentation, x86: Documentation for Intel resource allocation user interface "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 17/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add scheduler hook "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 14/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add cpus file "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 14/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add cpus file Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 23:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 12/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add "info" files to resctrl file system "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 12/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add "info" files to resctrl file  system Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 21:50 +0200
  [PATCH v4 15/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add tasks files "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 15/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add tasks files Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-18 00:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v4 15/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add tasks files "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2016-10-18 00:20 +0200
  [PATCH v4 10/18] x86/intel_rdt: Build structures for each resource based on cache topology "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 10/18] x86/intel_rdt: Build structures for each resource  based on cache topology Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v4 03/18] x86, intel_cacheinfo: Enable cache id in x86 "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 03/18] x86, intel_cacheinfo: Enable cache id in x86 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 13:00 +0200
  [PATCH v4 07/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add Haswell feature discovery "Fenghua Yu" <fenghua.yu@intel.com> - 2016-10-15 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 07/18] x86/intel_rdt: Add Haswell feature discovery Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-10-17 13:10 +0200

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