From: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
To: <babu.moger@amd.com>, <tony.luck@intel.com>,
<reinette.chatre@intel.com>, <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: <x86@kernel.org>, <Dave.Martin@arm.com>, <james.morse@arm.com>,
<corbet@lwn.net>, <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>, <tglx@kernel.org>,
<mingo@redhat.com>, <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
<hpa@zytor.com>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>, <eranian@google.com>,
<peternewman@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/3] fs/resctrl: Assign counters to existing groups when enabling mbm_event
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 13:06:11 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <79d6aaedbef7e3113a15c79b1f6eb7510b2a2a62.1788545152.git.babu.moger@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1788545152.git.babu.moger@amd.com>
resctrl_mbm_assign_mode_write() frees all counters and sets
mbm_assign_on_mkdir for subsequent mkdir, but does not assign counters to
groups that already exist, including the default group created at mount.
Those events then read "Unassigned" until the user assigns counters by
hand.
Enable mbm_assign_on_mkdir and assign counters to existing CTRL_MON and MON
groups with resctrl_assign_cntrs_allrdtgrp() so the switch matches mkdir
auto-assignment. Groups left without a counter still read "Unassigned".
Update Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst to describe this.
Fixes: 8004ea01cf63 ("fs/resctrl: Introduce the interface to switch between monitor modes")
Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
---
v2: New patch.
This patch addresses the Sashiko comment about documentation issue where
counters are not assigned automatically when mode is switched to mbm_event.
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/8cb66e18e32e4087a9712c1e68ee6da614efe244.1784322818.git.babu.moger%40amd.com
In fact, it exposed a real issue. When switching to mbm_event mode, existing
monitoring groups should be assigned counters whenever counters are available.
This provides a smooth transition between modes and aligns the behavior with
the existing auto-assignment mechanism.
---
Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst | 7 +++++--
fs/resctrl/monitor.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
index e4b66af55ffb..79feeb1dc296 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/resctrl.rst
@@ -371,8 +371,11 @@ with the following files:
of counters available is described in the "num_mbm_cntrs" file. Changing the
mode may cause all counters on the resource to reset.
- Moving to mbm_event counter assignment mode requires users to assign the counters
- to the events. Otherwise, the MBM event counters will return 'Unassigned' when read.
+ Moving to mbm_event counter assignment mode enables "mbm_assign_on_mkdir" and
+ assigns counters to the events of all existing groups, including the default
+ group, for as long as counters remain available. Events left without a counter
+ will return 'Unassigned' when read until the user assigns one using
+ "mbm_L3_assignments".
The mode is beneficial for AMD platforms that support more CTRL_MON
and MON groups than available hardware counters. By default, this
diff --git a/fs/resctrl/monitor.c b/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
index 73413cb128ea..61463741b91b 100644
--- a/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -1326,6 +1326,27 @@ void rdtgroup_assign_cntrs(struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
&mon_event_all[QOS_L3_MBM_LOCAL_EVENT_ID]);
}
+/*
+ * resctrl_assign_cntrs_allrdtgrp() - Assign counters to the MBM events of every
+ * existing group. Called when "mbm_event" mode
+ * is enabled.
+ *
+ * Groups created while in "default" mode have no counter assigned, including the
+ * default group created when resctrl is mounted. Assign counters to them so that
+ * enabling the mode leaves the same assignments that mkdir would have made.
+ */
+static void resctrl_assign_cntrs_allrdtgrp(void)
+{
+ struct rdtgroup *prgrp, *crgrp;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(prgrp, &rdt_all_groups, rdtgroup_list) {
+ rdtgroup_assign_cntrs(prgrp);
+
+ list_for_each_entry(crgrp, &prgrp->mon.crdtgrp_list, mon.crdtgrp_list)
+ rdtgroup_assign_cntrs(crgrp);
+ }
+}
+
/*
* rdtgroup_free_unassign_cntr() - Unassign and reset the counter ID configuration
* for the event pointed to by @mevt within the domain @d and resctrl group @rdtgrp.
@@ -1599,9 +1620,6 @@ ssize_t resctrl_mbm_assign_mode_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
(READS_TO_LOCAL_MEM |
READS_TO_LOCAL_S_MEM |
NON_TEMP_WRITE_TO_LOCAL_MEM);
- /* Enable auto assignment when switching to "mbm_event" mode */
- if (enable)
- r->mon.mbm_assign_on_mkdir = true;
/*
* Reset all the non-achitectural RMID state and assignable counters.
*/
@@ -1609,6 +1627,12 @@ ssize_t resctrl_mbm_assign_mode_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of, char *buf,
mbm_cntr_free_all(r, d);
resctrl_reset_rmid_all(r, d);
}
+
+ if (enable) {
+ /* Enable auto assignment when switching to "mbm_event" mode */
+ r->mon.mbm_assign_on_mkdir = true;
+ resctrl_assign_cntrs_allrdtgrp();
+ }
}
out_unlock:
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-04 18:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-04 18:06 [PATCH v2 0/3] x86/resctrl: Keep default MBM mode at boot and fix ABMC Babu Moger
2026-09-04 18:06 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/resctrl: Fix ABMC counter programming for extended counter ranges Babu Moger
2026-09-04 18:06 ` Babu Moger [this message]
2026-09-04 18:06 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] x86/resctrl: Keep mbm_assign_mode in default mode at boot Babu Moger
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