Re: [PATCH v8 7/7] x86/resctrl: Document the new "mba_MBps_event" file

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Hi Tony,

On 10/29/24 10:28 AM, Tony Luck wrote:
> New read/write file to show/set the memory bandwidth event used
> to control bandwidth used by each ctrl_mon group.

I expected at least a verb to summarize what this patch does.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
> index a824affd741d..d86081e76bbf 100644
> --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
> @@ -384,6 +384,16 @@ When monitoring is enabled all MON groups will also contain:
>  	Available only with debug option. The identifier used by hardware
>  	for the monitor group. On x86 this is the RMID.
>  
> +When the "mba_MBps" mount option is used all CTRL_MON groups will also contain:
> +
> +"mba_MBps_event":
> +	Reading this file shows which memory bandwidth event is used
> +	as input to a software feedback loop to keep memory bandwidth

Since there is only one "software feedback loop" it could be specific:

	" ... input to the software feedback loop that keeps memory bandwidth ..."

> +	below the value specified in the schemata file. Writing the
> +	name of one of the supported memory bandwidth events found in
> +	/sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3_MON/monfeatures will change the input

"monfeatures" -> "mon_features"
"will change the input event" -> "changes the input event"

(changes to document expectations wrt timing to be included)

> +	event.
> +
>  Resource allocation rules
>  -------------------------
>  

Reinette




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