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MBM, MBA and CMT test cases call run_fill_buf() that in turn calls fill_cache() to alloc and loop indefinitely around the buffer. This binds buffer allocation and running the benchmark into a single bundle so that a selftest cannot allocate a buffer once and reuse it. CAT test doesn't want to loop around the buffer continuously and after rewrite it needs the ability to allocate the buffer separately. Split buffer allocation out of fill_cache() into alloc_buffer(). This change is part of preparation for the new CAT test that allocates a buffer and does multiple passes over the same buffer (but not in an infinite loop). Co-developed-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com> Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.