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SubjectRe: [PATCH V4 0/7] x86/intel_rdt: Intel Cache Allocation Technology


On Thu, 26 Feb 2015, Vikas Shivappa wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2015, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
>>
>> * Luck, Tony <tony.luck@intel.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> The CAT thing was annoying already, but at least one
>>>> can find that in the SDM, this RDT thing, not a single
>>>> mention.
>>>
>>> The problems of development at the bleeding edge. Would
>>> you rather Linux sat on the sidelines until there are
>>> enough Google hits from other users of new features?
>>
>> Well, we'd prefer there to be A) published documentation,
>> or, lacking published documentation, there be B) a coherent
>> technical description within the code itself what the
>> purpose is and how it all works conceptually (minus the
>> buzzwords), so that we have a common starting point when
>> reviewing it.
>
> Will add a description with in the code if that helps.

There is a reference to the relevant Intel SDM section mentioned in the
code

" * More information about RDT be found in the Intel (R) x86 Architecture
* Software Developer Manual, section 17.15."

>
> Thanks,
> Vikas
>
>


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