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x86/resctrl: Document the new "mba_MBps_event" file
Add a section to document a new read/write file that shows/sets the memory bandwidth event used to control bandwidth used by each CTRL_MON group. Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <[email protected]> Tested-by: Babu Moger <[email protected]> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
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Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst

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Available only with debug option. The identifier used by hardware
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for the monitor group. On x86 this is the RMID.
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When the "mba_MBps" mount option is used all CTRL_MON groups will also contain:
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"mba_MBps_event":
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Reading this file shows which memory bandwidth event is used
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as input to the software feedback loop that keeps memory bandwidth
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below the value specified in the schemata file. Writing the
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name of one of the supported memory bandwidth events found in
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/sys/fs/resctrl/info/L3_MON/mon_features changes the input
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event.
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Resource allocation rules
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