Re: [PATCH v6 03/14] x86: detect and initialize Intel CAT feature

[Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com>]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 03:59:32PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >>> On 23.04.15 at 11:55, <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >  struct psr_cmt *__read_mostly psr_cmt;
> > +
> > +static unsigned long __read_mostly * cat_socket_init_bitmap;
> > +static unsigned long __read_mostly * cat_socket_enable_bitmap;
> > +static struct psr_cat_socket_info *__read_mostly cat_socket_info;
> 
> So the last line looks right, and the line of context left in place is
> well formed too. Why did you not follow these good examples for
> the two newly added lines?
> 
> And what is cat_socket_enable_bitmap needed for anyway?

Sorry for missing this. 

It indicates if CAT is enabled on the socket while
cat_socket_init_bitmap only indicates the socket is initialized(but the
socket may not support CAT or CAT is not enabled successfully by
software).

cat_socket_init_bitmap is totally for performance optimization, to avoid
initializing the same socket for more than one times.
If you think one should removed, then cat_socket_init_bitmap will be
the candidate.

Chao