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| author | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2016-11-07 11:58:12 +0100 |
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| committer | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2016-11-07 12:20:53 +0100 |
| commit | 458b0d6e751b04216873a5ee9c899be2cd2f80f3 (patch) | |
| tree | c4d6433deb4133fd9b0de5b288916b72f88eaee6 /Documentation/x86 | |
| parent | 53a114a69095eeb0e15d04c2a82358b3192f88df (diff) | |
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x86/intel_rdt: Add info files to Documentation
The content of the directories and files in the info directory of the
resctrl filesystem are not documented.
Add the missing bits and pieces.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Shaohua Li <shli@fb.com>
Cc: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/x86')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/intel_rdt_ui.txt | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/intel_rdt_ui.txt b/Documentation/x86/intel_rdt_ui.txt index 3b0ebd4cf423..d918d268cd72 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/intel_rdt_ui.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/intel_rdt_ui.txt @@ -17,6 +17,25 @@ mount options are: "cdp": Enable code/data prioritization in L3 cache allocations. +Info directory +-------------- + +The 'info' directory contains information about the enabled +resources. Each resource has its own subdirectory. The subdirectory +names reflect the resource names. Each subdirectory contains the +following files: + +"num_closids": The number of CLOSIDs which are valid for this + resource. The kernel uses the smallest number of + CLOSIDs of all enabled resources as limit. + +"cbm_mask": The bitmask which is valid for this resource. This + mask is equivalent to 100%. + +"min_cbm_bits": The minimum number of consecutive bits which must be + set when writing a mask. + + Resource groups --------------- Resource groups are represented as directories in the resctrl file |