Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] selftests/resctrl: Fix set up schemata with 100% allocation on first run in MBM test

From: Reinette Chatre
Date: Mon Nov 07 2022 - 19:04:20 EST


Hi Shaopeng,

On 11/1/2022 2:43 AM, Shaopeng Tan wrote:
> There is a comment "Set up shemata with 100% allocation on the first run"
> in function mbm_setup(), but there is an increment bug and the condition
> "num_of_runs == 0" will never be met and write_schemata() will never be
> called to set schemata to 100%. Even if write_schemata() is called in MBM
> test, since it is not supported for MBM test it does not set the schemata.
> This is currently fine because resctrl_val_parm->mum_resctrlfs is always 1
> and umount/mount will be run in each test to set the schemata to 100%.
>
> To support the usage when MBM test does not unmount/remount resctrl
> filesystem before the test starts, fix to call write_schemata() and
> set schemata properly when the function is called for the first time.
>
> Also, remove static local variable 'num_of_runs' because this is not
> needed as there is resctrl_val_param->num_of_runs which should be used
> instead like in cat_setup().
>
> Signed-off-by: Shaopeng Tan <tan.shaopeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you very much.

Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>

Reinette