[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/3] examples/vm_power_manager: Make branch ratio threshold per core

[Hunt, David]

Hi Rory,

On 18/5/2020 11:39 AM, Sexton, Rory wrote:
> This modification allows for the branch ratio threshold to be set
> per core rather than system wide. This gives greater flexibility to
> the branch ration monitoring allowing it to manage different
> workloads with different characteristics on the same system.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rory Sexton <rory.sexton at intel.com>
> ---
>   examples/vm_power_manager/main.c            | 40 +++++++++++---------
>   examples/vm_power_manager/oob_monitor_x86.c |  2 +-
>   examples/vm_power_manager/parse.c           | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++-
>   examples/vm_power_manager/parse.h           |  3 ++
>   examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.c   |  2 +-
>   examples/vm_power_manager/power_manager.h   |  2 +-
>   6 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)


This change is a good enhancement, as there are usually different types 
of workload running on the cores in a system, each requiring a different 
ratio.

Also, it's good that multiple groups of cores can be specified by using 
the parameter multiple times, e.g. -b 21-23:0.5 -b 24,25:0.4

LGTM.

Reviewed-by: David Hunt <david.hunt at intel.com>