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diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst index a6279df64a..627e23869b 100644 --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ mount options are: Enable code/data prioritization in L2 cache allocations. "mba_MBps": Enable the MBA Software Controller(mba_sc) to specify MBA - bandwidth in MBps + bandwidth in MiBps "debug": Make debug files accessible. Available debug files are annotated with "Available only with debug option". @@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ during mkdir. max_threshold_occupancy is a user configurable value to determine the occupancy at which an RMID can be freed. +The mon_llc_occupancy_limbo tracepoint gives the precise occupancy in bytes +for a subset of RMID that are not immediately available for allocation. +This can't be relied on to produce output every second, it may be necessary +to attempt to create an empty monitor group to force an update. Output may +only be produced if creation of a control or monitor group fails. + Schemata files - general concepts --------------------------------- Each line in the file describes one resource. The line starts with @@ -526,7 +532,7 @@ threads start using more cores in an rdtgroup, the actual bandwidth may increase or vary although user specified bandwidth percentage is same. In order to mitigate this and make the interface more user friendly, -resctrl added support for specifying the bandwidth in MBps as well. The +resctrl added support for specifying the bandwidth in MiBps as well. The kernel underneath would use a software feedback mechanism or a "Software Controller(mba_sc)" which reads the actual bandwidth using MBM counters and adjust the memory bandwidth percentages to ensure:: @@ -573,13 +579,13 @@ Memory b/w domain is L3 cache. MB:<cache_id0>=bandwidth0;<cache_id1>=bandwidth1;... -Memory bandwidth Allocation specified in MBps ---------------------------------------------- +Memory bandwidth Allocation specified in MiBps +---------------------------------------------- Memory bandwidth domain is L3 cache. :: - MB:<cache_id0>=bw_MBps0;<cache_id1>=bw_MBps1;... + MB:<cache_id0>=bw_MiBps0;<cache_id1>=bw_MiBps1;... Slow Memory Bandwidth Allocation (SMBA) --------------------------------------- |