Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: detect and initialize Intel CAT feature

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@suse.com>]

>>> On 17.03.15 at 09:48, <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 01:47:06PM +0000, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> >>> On 13.03.15 at 11:13, <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> > @@ -1112,6 +1117,12 @@ The following resources are available:
>> >    total/local memory bandwidth. Follow the same options with Cache Monitoring
>> >    Technology.
>> >  
>> > +* Cache Alllocation Technology (Broadwell and later).  Information regarding
>> > +  the cache allocation.
>> > +  * `cat` instructs Xen to enable/disable Cache Allocation Technology.
>> > +  * `socket_num` indicates socket number. Detecte automatically at boot time
>> > +    if not specified(0). Useful for CPU hot-plug case.
>> 
>> While saying something, at least for me what is being said doesn't at
>> all make clear what "socket number" here is: The number of a specific
>> socket? The number of sockets? Yet something else? Without knowing
>> what it means by _just_ reading this description, people won't know
>> what to use the command line option for.
> 
> I agree, the name is a little confusing. Or perhaps: max_socket? E.g.
> 
> `max_socket` indicates the maximum number of available sockets for CAT
> feature detection. All the sockets up to max_socket will be checked for
> CAT feature. The value is normally detected at boot time automatically
> if not specified(0). While the value may need to be specified manually
> for CPU hot-plug scenario in which case the maximum socket number detected
> at boot time may be not correct.

Thanks, yes - max_socket or (perhaps more intuitive to users)
socket_count or num_sockets.

Jan