Re: [PATCH v11 20/23] x86/resctrl: Configure mbm_cntr_assign mode if supported

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Hi James,

On 2/21/25 12:06, James Morse wrote:
> Hi Babu,
> 
> On 22/01/2025 20:20, Babu Moger wrote:
>> Configure mbm_cntr_assign mode on AMD platforms. On AMD platforms, it
>> is recommended to use mbm_cntr_assign mode if supported, because
>> reading "mbm_total_bytes" or "mbm_local_bytes" will report 'Unavailable'
>> if there is no counter associated with that event.
> 
> (If you agree with my comment on patch 7, it would be good to update this
> wording to match.)

Sure.

> 
> 
>> The mbm_cntr_assign mode, referred to as ABMC (Assignable Bandwidth
>> Monitoring Counters) on AMD, is enabled by default when supported by the
>> system.
>>
>> Update ABMC across all logical processors within the resctrl domain to
>> ensure proper functionality.
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
>> index c006c4d8d6ff..2480698b643d 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
>> @@ -734,4 +734,5 @@ int resctrl_unassign_cntr_event(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_mon_domain *d
>>  void mbm_cntr_reset(struct rdt_resource *r);
>>  int mbm_cntr_get(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_mon_domain *d,
>>  		 struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp, enum resctrl_event_id evtid);
>> +void resctrl_arch_mbm_cntr_assign_set_one(struct rdt_resource *r);
>>  #endif /* _ASM_X86_RESCTRL_INTERNAL_H */
> 
> Could this be put in include/linux/resctrl.h, its where it needs to end up eventually.
> 

As Reinette already mentioned in  [1], Boris wanted this moved when
arch/fs code separation integrated. Lets keep it in resctrl/internal.h
for now.

[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/e524c376-9ef8-488e-8053-b49ccafd306d@xxxxxxxxx/

> 
> 
> This sequence has me confused:
> 
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
>> index 3d748fdbcb5f..a9a5dc626a1e 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
>> @@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ int __init rdt_get_mon_l3_config(struct rdt_resource *r)
>>  			r->mon.mbm_cntr_assignable = true;
>>  			cpuid_count(0x80000020, 5, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
>>  			r->mon.num_mbm_cntrs = (ebx & GENMASK(15, 0)) + 1;
> 
>> +			hw_res->mbm_cntr_assign_enabled = true;
> 
> Here the arch code sets ABMC to be enabled by default at boot.
> 
> 
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
>> index 6922173c4f8f..515969c5f64f 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
>> @@ -4302,9 +4302,13 @@ int resctrl_online_mon_domain(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_mon_domain *d)
>>  
>>  void resctrl_online_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
>>  {
>> +	struct rdt_resource *r = &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L3].r_resctrl;
>> +
>>  	mutex_lock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
>>  	/* The CPU is set in default rdtgroup after online. */
>>  	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &rdtgroup_default.cpu_mask);
>> +	if (r->mon_capable && r->mon.mbm_cntr_assignable)
>> +		resctrl_arch_mbm_cntr_assign_set_one(r);
>>  	mutex_unlock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
>>  }
> 
> But here, resctrl has to call back to the arch code to make sure the hardware is in the
> same state as hw_res->mbm_cntr_assign_enabled.
> 
> Could this be done in resctrl_arch_online_cpu() instead? That way resctrl doesn't get CPUs
> in an inconsistent state that it has to fix up...
> 

Sure. Here is the diff.

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 22399f19810f..f48b298413bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -771,6 +771,12 @@ static int resctrl_arch_online_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
                domain_add_cpu(cpu, r);
        mutex_unlock(&domain_list_lock);

+       r = &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L3].r_resctrl;
+       mutex_lock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
+       if (r->mon_capable && r->mon.mbm_cntr_assignable)
+               resctrl_arch_mbm_cntr_assign_set_one(r);
+       mutex_unlock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
+
        clear_closid_rmid(cpu);
        resctrl_online_cpu(cpu);


-- 
Thanks
Babu Moger




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