Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] x86/resctrl: Enable non-contiguous CBMs in Intel CAT

["Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>]

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On Fri, 29 Sep 2023, Maciej Wieczor-Retman wrote:

> The setting for non-contiguous 1s support in Intel CAT is
> hardcoded to false. On these systems, writing non-contiguous
> 1s into the schemata file will fail before resctrl passes
> the value to the hardware.
> 
> In Intel CAT CPUID.0x10.1:ECX[3] and CPUID.0x10.2:ECX[3] stopped
> being reserved and now carry information about non-contiguous 1s
> value support for L3 and L2 cache respectively. The CAT
> capacity bitmask (CBM) supports a non-contiguous 1s value if
> the bit is set.
> 
> Replace the hardcoded non-contiguous support value with
> the support learned from the hardware. Add hardcoded non-contiguous
> support value to Haswell probe since it can't make use of CPUID for
> Cache allocation.
> 
> Originally-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Newman <peternewman@google.com>
> Tested-by: Peter Newman <peternewman@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Maciej Wieczor-Retman <maciej.wieczor-retman@intel.com>
> ---
> Changelog v3:
> - Add Peter's tested-by and reviewed-by tags.
> - Change patch subject to mention CBMs. (Babu)
> 
> Changelog v2:
> - Rewrite part of a comment concerning Haswell. (Reinette)
> 
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c        |  9 ++++++---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c | 10 ++++++----
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h    |  9 +++++++++
>  3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
> index c09e4fdded3c..19e0681f0435 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
> @@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ static inline void cache_alloc_hsw_probe(void)
>  	r->cache.cbm_len = 20;
>  	r->cache.shareable_bits = 0xc0000;
>  	r->cache.min_cbm_bits = 2;
> +	r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmasks = false;
>  	r->alloc_capable = true;
>  
>  	rdt_alloc_capable = true;
> @@ -267,15 +268,18 @@ static void rdt_get_cache_alloc_cfg(int idx, struct rdt_resource *r)
>  {
>  	struct rdt_hw_resource *hw_res = resctrl_to_arch_res(r);
>  	union cpuid_0x10_1_eax eax;
> +	union cpuid_0x10_x_ecx ecx;
>  	union cpuid_0x10_x_edx edx;
> -	u32 ebx, ecx;
> +	u32 ebx;
>  
> -	cpuid_count(0x00000010, idx, &eax.full, &ebx, &ecx, &edx.full);
> +	cpuid_count(0x00000010, idx, &eax.full, &ebx, &ecx.full, &edx.full);
>  	hw_res->num_closid = edx.split.cos_max + 1;
>  	r->cache.cbm_len = eax.split.cbm_len + 1;
>  	r->default_ctrl = BIT_MASK(eax.split.cbm_len + 1) - 1;
>  	r->cache.shareable_bits = ebx & r->default_ctrl;
>  	r->data_width = (r->cache.cbm_len + 3) / 4;
> +	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
> +		r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmasks = ecx.split.noncont;
>  	r->alloc_capable = true;
>  }
>  
> @@ -872,7 +876,6 @@ static __init void rdt_init_res_defs_intel(void)
>  
>  		if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L3 ||
>  		    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_L2) {
> -			r->cache.arch_has_sparse_bitmasks = false;
>  			r->cache.arch_has_per_cpu_cfg = false;
>  			r->cache.min_cbm_bits = 1;
>  		} else if (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
> index ab45012288bb..beccb0e87ba7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
> @@ -87,10 +87,12 @@ int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
>  
>  /*
>   * Check whether a cache bit mask is valid.
> - * For Intel the SDM says:
> - *	Please note that all (and only) contiguous '1' combinations
> - *	are allowed (e.g. FFFFH, 0FF0H, 003CH, etc.).
> - * Additionally Haswell requires at least two bits set.
> + * On Intel CPUs, non-contiguous 1s value support is indicated by CPUID:
> + *   - CPUID.0x10.1:ECX[3]: L3 non-contiguous 1s value supported if 1
> + *   - CPUID.0x10.2:ECX[3]: L2 non-contiguous 1s value supported if 1
> + *
> + * Haswell does not support a non-contiguous 1s value and additionally
> + * requires at least two bits set.
>   * AMD allows non-contiguous bitmasks.
>   */
>  static bool cbm_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> index 85ceaf9a31ac..c47ef2f13e8e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
> @@ -492,6 +492,15 @@ union cpuid_0x10_3_eax {
>  	unsigned int full;
>  };
>  
> +/* CPUID.(EAX=10H, ECX=ResID).ECX */
> +union cpuid_0x10_x_ecx {
> +	struct {
> +		unsigned int reserved:3;
> +		unsigned int noncont:1;
> +	} split;
> +	unsigned int full;
> +};
> +
>  /* CPUID.(EAX=10H, ECX=ResID).EDX */
>  union cpuid_0x10_x_edx {
>  	struct {
> 

Reviewed-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>

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