Re: [PATCH v15 18/34] fs/resctrl: Add the functionality to unassign MBM events

From: Moger, Babu
Date: Mon Jul 21 2025 - 16:21:46 EST


Hi Reinette,

On 7/17/25 22:48, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Hi Babu,
>
> On 7/8/25 3:17 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
>> The "mbm_event" counter assignment mode offers "num_mbm_cntrs" number of
>> counters that can be assigned to RMID, event pairs and monitor bandwidth
>> usage as long as it is assigned. If all the counters are in use, the
>> kernel logs the error message "Unable to allocate counter in domain" in
>> /sys/fs/resctrl/info/last_cmd_status when a new assignment is requested.
>>
>> To make space for a new assignment, users must unassign an already
>> assigned counter and retry the assignment again.
>>
>> Add the functionality to unassign and free the counters in the domain.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@xxxxxxx>
>> ---
>
> ...
>
>> diff --git a/fs/resctrl/monitor.c b/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
>> index bb074773420d..6c0410cf0195 100644
>> --- a/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
>> +++ b/fs/resctrl/monitor.c
>> @@ -1022,6 +1022,14 @@ static int mbm_cntr_alloc(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_mon_domain *d,
>> return -ENOSPC;
>> }
>>
>> +/*
>> + * mbm_cntr_free() - Clear the counter ID configuration details in the domain @d.
>> + */
>> +static void mbm_cntr_free(struct rdt_mon_domain *d, int cntr_id)
>> +{
>> + memset(&d->cntr_cfg[cntr_id], 0, sizeof(*d->cntr_cfg));
>> +}
>> +
>> /*
>> * rdtgroup_alloc_config_cntr() - Allocate a counter ID and configure it for the
>> * event pointed to by @mevt and the resctrl group @rdtgrp within the domain @d.
>> @@ -1083,3 +1091,42 @@ int rdtgroup_assign_cntr_event(struct rdt_mon_domain *d, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp
>>
>> return ret;
>> }
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * rdtgroup_free_config_cntr() - Unassign and reset the counter ID configuration
>
> rdtgroup_free_config_cntr() -> rdtgroup_free_unassign_cntr() ?

Sure.

>
>> + * for the event pointed to by @mevt within the domain @d and resctrl group @rdtgrp.
>
> @mevt -> @evtid
>

Sure.

>> + */
>> +static void rdtgroup_free_config_cntr(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_mon_domain *d,
>> + struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp, enum resctrl_event_id evtid)
>> +{
>> + int cntr_id;
>> +
>> + cntr_id = mbm_cntr_get(r, d, rdtgrp, evtid);
>> +
>> + /* If there is no cntr_id assigned, nothing to do */
>> + if (cntr_id < 0)
>> + return;
>> +
>> + resctrl_config_cntr(r, d, evtid, rdtgrp->mon.rmid, rdtgrp->closid,
>> + cntr_id, false);
>> +
>> + mbm_cntr_free(d, cntr_id);
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * rdtgroup_unassign_cntr_event() - Unassign a hardware counter associated with
>> + * the event structure @mevt from the domain @d and the group @rdtgrp. Unassign
>> + * the counters from all the domains if @d is NULL else unassign from @d.
>> + */
>> +void rdtgroup_unassign_cntr_event(struct rdt_mon_domain *d, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
>> + struct mon_evt *mevt)
>> +{
>> + struct rdt_resource *r = resctrl_arch_get_resource(mevt->rid);
>> +
>> + if (!d) {
>> + list_for_each_entry(d, &r->mon_domains, hdr.list)
>> + rdtgroup_free_config_cntr(r, d, rdtgrp, mevt->evtid);
>> + } else {
>> + rdtgroup_free_config_cntr(r, d, rdtgrp, mevt->evtid);
>> + }
>> +}
>
> Reinette
>

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Thanks
Babu Moger