> From: Borislav Petkov [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 9:21 AM > On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 03:07:15PM -0700, Fenghua Yu wrote: > > From: Fenghua Yu <[email protected]> > > > > This patch set introduces cache id to identify a cache in platform. It > > can be useful in such areas as Cach Allocation Technology (CAT) where > > user needs to specify how much cache is allocated on which cache. > > Cache id provides a concise way to identify the cache. CAT patches > > will be released separately. > > > > Changes: > > v2: Split one patch into three patches and add ABI documentation. > > > > Fenghua Yu (3): > > cacheinfo: Introduce cache id > > Documentation, ABI: Add a document entry for cache id > > x86, intel_cacheinfo: Enable cache id in x86 > > > > Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 13 > +++++++++++++ > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_cacheinfo.c | 20 > ++++++++++++++++++++ > > drivers/base/cacheinfo.c | 5 +++++ > > include/linux/cacheinfo.h | 3 +++ > > 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+) > > All 3: > > Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
That's great! Is it possible to merge the patches to 4.8? Then I don't need to carry these patches with upcoming CAT enabling patches:) Thanks. -Fenghua
