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From: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
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Subject: [RESEND PATCH v4 04/15] fs/resctrl: Introduce kernel mode (kmode) data structures
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2026 16:50:05 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7191fbc2a339c830e7768d7fe5e7fa0f7d65da9f.1783461016.git.babu.moger@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1783461016.git.babu.moger@amd.com>

Kernel-mode traffic can use a different allocation and monitoring context
than the originating user task. On x86, Privilege Level Zero Association
(PLZA) enables the kernel to switch to a different CLOSID (and optionally
RMID) when entering kernel mode.

Architectures need a common way to name kernel-mode policies before resctrl
can report what is active or what the platform supports.

Introduce enum resctrl_kernel_mode:
  - INHERIT_CTRL_AND_MON: Kernel work inherits allocation and monitoring
    from the user task (current behavior).
  - GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_INHERIT_MON_PER_CPU: Assign allocation for kernel
    work; inherit monitoring from the user task.
  - GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_ASSIGN_MON_PER_CPU: Assign a dedicated allocation
    and monitoring for kernel work.

Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
---
v4: Updated the changelog to be generic as possible.
    Moved the enum resctrl_kernel_mode to include/linux/resctrl.h.
    Updated the code comments to be generic.
    Removed resctrl_kmode_cfg from the code. This definition can be fs
    specific only and architectures dont need to know.
    Changed enum name to resctrl_kernel_mode from resctrl_kernel_modes.

v3: Removed resctrl_kmode definition.
    Changed the kernel mode definitions to enum resctrl_kernel_modes.
    Used BIT() to set/test the features.
    Added details to changelog.

v2: New patch to handle PLZA interfaces with /sys/fs/resctrl/info/ directory.
    https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2ab556af-095b-422b-9396-f845c6fd0342@intel.com/
---
 include/linux/resctrl.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/resctrl.h b/include/linux/resctrl.h
index 73ff522448a0..c7abed51cd5f 100644
--- a/include/linux/resctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/resctrl.h
@@ -703,6 +703,37 @@ int resctrl_arch_io_alloc_enable(struct rdt_resource *r, bool enable);
  */
 bool resctrl_arch_get_io_alloc_enabled(struct rdt_resource *r);
 
+/**
+ * enum resctrl_kernel_mode - Kernel-mode control and monitor association
+ *			      policy.
+ *
+ * @INHERIT_CTRL_AND_MON:
+ *	Kernel work inherits the allocation and monitoring from the user space
+ *	task. On x86 this means that kernel work shares the same CLOSID and
+ *	RMID as the user space task. This matches today's resctrl behavior.
+ *
+ * @GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_INHERIT_MON_PER_CPU:
+ *	Kernel work uses a globally assigned allocation while monitoring is
+ *	inherited from the user space task. On x86 this means a CLOSID is
+ *	assigned for kernel work and the RMID is inherited from the user space
+ *	task. Default scope is all online CPUs; a subset may be selected via
+ *	the resctrl group interface. A CTRL_MON group is bound to this mode.
+ *
+ * @GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_ASSIGN_MON_PER_CPU:
+ *	Kernel work uses globally assigned allocation and monitoring. On x86
+ *	this means both CLOSID and RMID are assigned for kernel work. Default
+ *	scope is all online CPUs; a subset may be selected via the resctrl
+ *	group interface. A CTRL_MON or MON group is bound to this mode.
+ */
+enum resctrl_kernel_mode {
+	INHERIT_CTRL_AND_MON,
+	GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_INHERIT_MON_PER_CPU,
+	GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_ASSIGN_MON_PER_CPU,
+	RESCTRL_KMODE_LAST = GLOBAL_ASSIGN_CTRL_ASSIGN_MON_PER_CPU,
+};
+
+#define RESCTRL_NUM_KERNEL_MODES (RESCTRL_KMODE_LAST + 1)
+
 extern unsigned int resctrl_rmid_realloc_threshold;
 extern unsigned int resctrl_rmid_realloc_limit;
 
-- 
2.43.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-07 21:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-07 21:50 [RESEND PATCH v4 00/15] x86/resctrl: Add kernel-mode (e.g., PLZA) support to the resctrl subsystem Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 01/15] x86/resctrl: Support Privilege Level Zero Association (PLZA) Babu Moger
2026-07-07 22:01   ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-08 14:51     ` Babu Moger
2026-07-08 17:27       ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-08 16:55   ` Babu Moger
2026-07-08 23:28     ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-09  0:00       ` Namhyung Kim
2026-07-09  0:12         ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-10  0:55           ` Namhyung Kim
2026-07-10  1:46             ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 02/15] x86/resctrl: Add PLZA support to command-line options Babu Moger
2026-07-08 17:39   ` Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 03/15] x86/resctrl: Add data structures and definitions for PLZA configuration Babu Moger
2026-07-08 20:20   ` Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` Babu Moger [this message]
2026-07-08 20:56   ` [RESEND PATCH v4 04/15] fs/resctrl: Introduce kernel mode (kmode) data structures Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 05/15] x86,fs/resctrl: Introduce architecture hooks to program kernel-mode Babu Moger
2026-07-08 23:04   ` Moger, Babu
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 06/15] fs/resctrl: Introduce resctrl_set_kmode_support() to initialize supported modes Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 07/15] x86/resctrl: Expose the supported PLZA kernel-mode policies during init Babu Moger
2026-07-09 15:15   ` Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 08/15] fs/resctrl: Add interface to display supported and active kernel-mode policy Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 09/15] fs/resctrl: Introduce kmode_cpus/kmode_cpus_list per rdtgroup Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 10/15] fs/resctrl: Reset the kernel-mode binding when an rdtgroup is removed Babu Moger
2026-07-09 18:15   ` Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 11/15] fs/resctrl: Program kernel-mode binding when CPU comes online Babu Moger
2026-07-09 20:01   ` Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 12/15] fs/resctrl: Hide kmode_cpus[_list] on groups not bound to kernel-mode Babu Moger
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 13/15] fs/resctrl: Add interface to modify kernel-mode via info/kernel_mode Babu Moger
2026-07-09 22:46   ` Moger, Babu
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 14/15] fs/resctrl: Allow user space to write kmode_cpus/kmode_cpus_list Babu Moger
2026-07-09 23:14   ` Moger, Babu
2026-07-07 21:50 ` [RESEND PATCH v4 15/15] fs/resctrl: Add documentation on kernel_mode with example Babu Moger

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