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> From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 08/13] x86/resctrl: Add sysfs interface to read
> mbm_total_bytes_config
> 
> Hi Babu,
> 
> On 11/23/2022 10:35 AM, Moger, Babu wrote:
> > On 11/22/22 18:19, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> >> On 11/4/2022 1:00 PM, Babu Moger wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> >>> @@ -1521,6 +1593,12 @@ static struct rftype res_common_files[] = {
> >>>  		.seq_show	= max_threshold_occ_show,
> >>>  		.fflags		= RF_MON_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
> >>>  	},
> >>> +	{
> >>> +		.name		= "mbm_total_bytes_config",
> >>> +		.mode		= 0444,
> >>> +		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
> >>> +		.seq_show	= mbm_total_bytes_config_show,
> >>> +	},
> >>>  	{
> >>>  		.name		= "cpus",
> >>>  		.mode		= 0644,
> >>> @@ -1627,6 +1705,15 @@ void __init thread_throttle_mode_init(void)
> >>>  	rft->fflags = RF_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_MB;  }
> >>>
> >>> +void mbm_config_rftype_init(void)
> >> Does this need __init?
> >
> > Not. Required. Will remove it.
> >
> 
> Your response is not clear to me. I am not asking for any removal. My question
> is whether the function needs the __init attribute. That is, should this be:
> 
> void __init mbm_config_rftype_init(void)

Oh.. I mis-understood. 
Yes. It is called from rdt_get_mon_l3_config which will be __init routine. It seems appropriate to keep the __init attribute.
Thanks
Babu