From: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@nvidia.com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>,
Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>, Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@arm.com>,
James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>,
Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@arm.com>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@fujitsu.com>,
Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@intel.com>, Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>,
Drew Fustini <fustini@kernel.org>,
Vikram Sethi <vsethi@nvidia.com>,
Shanker Donthineni <sdonthineni@nvidia.com>,
Newton Liu <newtonl@nvidia.com>,
Richard Cheng <icheng@nvidia.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 16/19] Documentation: resctrl: document NODE-scoped MBA domains and mon_NODE monitoring
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:22:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831172245.42253-17-fenghuay@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831172245.42253-1-fenghuay@nvidia.com>
On ARM MPAM platforms backed by a memory-level MSC, the MB control's
scope reads NODE and schemata identifiers are NUMA node ids rather than
L3 cache ids. Document the scope file values, mon_NODE_XX monitor
directories, and how to interpret MB: lines for both L3-scoped and
NODE-scoped MBA resources in Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst.
Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@nvidia.com>
---
Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
index 5dac9aa1da01..fbce6a1bd4c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ properties. The name of the control is used in the "schemata" where user space
can view and modify control settings or portions allocated to the control group
as the control's properties allow.
+Numeric identifiers in a control's schemata line follow the control's
+scope. ``L3`` means the IDs are L3 cache IDs; ``NODE`` means they are
+NUMA node IDs. The same identifier space is used by the matching
+``mon_L3_XX`` or ``mon_NODE_XX`` directories under ``mon_data``.
+
For example, below shows MB, MB_MIN, and MB_MAX as controls for the "MB" resource.
info/
@@ -847,6 +852,14 @@ When monitoring is enabled all MON groups will also contain:
each instance of an L3 cache. Each directory contains files for the enabled
L3 events (e.g. "llc_occupancy", "mbm_total_bytes", and "mbm_local_bytes").
+ On platforms where memory bandwidth monitoring is associated with the
+ MB resource (for example ARM MPAM systems with a memory-level MSC),
+ there will be a "mon_NODE_XX" directory for each MB monitor domain.
+ "XX" is the NUMA node id that also appears in the "MB:" line of
+ "schemata" when that control is node-scoped. Each "mon_NODE_XX"
+ directory contains the MBM events enabled for that resource (for
+ example "mbm_total_bytes").
+
If telemetry monitoring is enabled, there will be a "mon_PERF_PKG_YY"
directory for each physical processor package. Each directory contains
files for the enabled telemetry events (e.g. "core_energy". "activity",
@@ -1183,19 +1196,38 @@ or
Memory bandwidth Allocation (default mode)
------------------------------------------
-Memory b/w domain is L3 cache.
-::
+On most platforms the memory bandwidth (MBA) domain is the L3 cache and
+the numeric identifiers in the "MB:" line are L3 cache ids::
MB:<cache_id0>=bandwidth0;<cache_id1>=bandwidth1;...
+On ARM MPAM platforms backed by a memory-level MSC, the MB control is
+node-scoped and the identifiers are NUMA node ids instead::
+
+ MB:<node_id0>=bandwidth0;<node_id1>=bandwidth1;...
+
+Example on a system where MB domains are NUMA nodes::
+
+ # cat schemata
+ MB:0=100;1=100;2=100;10=100
+ L3:1=ffff;2=ffff
+
+The same NUMA node ids appear as "mon_NODE_XX" directories under
+"mon_data". See "Resource controls" for how domain identifiers follow
+control scope, and "Resource control mode" for how a native node-scoped
+control can emulate the legacy ``MB:`` line.
+
Memory bandwidth Allocation specified in MiBps
----------------------------------------------
-Memory bandwidth domain is L3 cache.
-::
+When MBA domains are L3 caches::
MB:<cache_id0>=bw_MiBps0;<cache_id1>=bw_MiBps1;...
+When the MB control is node-scoped::
+
+ MB:<node_id0>=bw_MiBps0;<node_id1>=bw_MiBps1;...
+
Slow Memory Bandwidth Allocation (SMBA)
---------------------------------------
AMD hardware supports Slow Memory Bandwidth Allocation (SMBA).
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-31 17:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-31 17:22 [PATCH RFC v2 00/19] arm,fs/resctrl: ARM MPAM MB_NODE support Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 01/19] resctrl: De-hardcode L3 monitor infrastructure Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 02/19] resctrl: Expose MBA MBM counter assignment sysfs Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 03/19] resctrl: name node-scoped monitor domains mon_NODE_<id> Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 04/19] resctrl: Add node-scope MBM total event Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 05/19] resctrl: Make MBM paths resource-aware Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 06/19] arm_mpam: Support memory-level MSCs and ABMC per class Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 07/19] arm_mpam: Refine L3 topology and class selection Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 08/19] arm_mpam: Include all MSC components during domain setup Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 09/19] fs/resctrl: Take memory hotplug lock whenever taking CPU hotplug lock Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 10/19] arm_mpam: Handle CPU-less numa nodes Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 11/19] arm_mpam: Emulate MB control with node-scoped MB_NODE control Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 12/19] arm_mpam: resctrl: Add NUMA node notifier for domain online/offline Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 13/19] resctrl: Add mbm_assign_scope_mode for native assignment file names Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 14/19] Documentation: resctrl: document mbm_assign_scope_mode Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 15/19] Documentation: arm64: mpam: document memory-level MB control and NUMA nodes Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` Fenghua Yu [this message]
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 17/19] Documentation: resctrl: document MB_NODE emulation example on ARM MPAM Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 18/19] arm_mpam: Add KUnit test for CPU-less NUMA node affinity Fenghua Yu
2026-08-31 17:22 ` [PATCH RFC v2 19/19] selftests/resctrl: Add MB emulation test for ARM MPAM Fenghua Yu
2026-09-01 9:37 ` [PATCH RFC v2 00/19] arm,fs/resctrl: ARM MPAM MB_NODE support Richard Cheng
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