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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-06-26 15:29:21 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-06-26 15:29:21 -0700
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tree2cfe51abf38e9efe813f20d4c87d41cdfab6de68 /Documentation
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Merge tag 'x86_cache_for_v6.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 resource control updates from Borislav Petkov: - Implement a rename operation in resctrlfs to facilitate handling of application containers with dynamically changing task lists - When reading the tasks file, show the tasks' pid which are only in the current namespace as opposed to showing the pids from the init namespace too - Other fixes and improvements * tag 'x86_cache_for_v6.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: Documentation/x86: Documentation for MON group move feature x86/resctrl: Implement rename op for mon groups x86/resctrl: Factor rdtgroup lock for multi-file ops x86/resctrl: Only show tasks' pid in current pid namespace
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diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
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+++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/resctrl.rst
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ Removing a directory will move all tasks and cpus owned by the group it
represents to the parent. Removing one of the created CTRL_MON groups
will automatically remove all MON groups below it.
+Moving MON group directories to a new parent CTRL_MON group is supported
+for the purpose of changing the resource allocations of a MON group
+without impacting its monitoring data or assigned tasks. This operation
+is not allowed for MON groups which monitor CPUs. No other move
+operation is currently allowed other than simply renaming a CTRL_MON or
+MON group.
+
All groups contain the following files:
"tasks":