Re: [PATCH] x86: avoid confusion over the new RESCTRL config prompt

Luck, Tony
2019-01-29T23:46:30Z

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 12:08:45AM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 05:52:18PM -0500, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > config X86_RESCTRL
> > - bool "Resource Control support"
> > + bool "x86 cache control support"
>
> Except that it is not only cache but memory (bandwidth) control too. So I guess
>
> bool "CPU Resource Control support"
>
> or so.
>
> Let the bikeshedding begin!

I'll just jump on the bandwagon and vote for "CPU Resource Control support".

You are exactly right that this isn't just about cache.

-Tony