Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH V2] x86/intel_rdt: Ensure usage of CPUs are locked while needed | From | Reinette Chatre <> | Date | Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:51:12 -0800 |
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Hi Boris,
On 12/11/2018 12:43 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 11:02:08AM -0800, Reinette Chatre wrote: >> I just wanted to emphasize that it is not the schemata writing that >> needs to be protected, but instead the pseudo-locking code that runs >> after schemata programming that needs to run on a particular CPU. The >> new patch subject could be interpreted to mean the former ... but that >> is starting to sound like nitpicking by me. > > Nah, that's not nitpicking - it is important that we sort out stuff > fully before committing.
I really appreciate your patience.
> > Now, I'm trying to understand what you're telling me and I believe you > mean what update_domains() does, yes?
Yes.
> > And I guess a more fitting subject in that case could be: > > x86/intel_rdt: Ensure a CPU remains online for the region's pseudo-locking sequence > > or so, and then the commit message explains in more detail what that > title actually means. :) > > Hmmm.
That subject line matches exactly the goal of this patch. Thank you very much. Would you prefer that I send a new version with this subject line or would you rather make the change yourself while applying this patch?
Reinette
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