selftests/resctrl: Simplify bandwidth report type handling

bw_report is only needed for selecting the correct value from the
values IMC measured. It is a member in the resctrl_val_param struct and
is always set to "reads". The value is then checked in resctrl_val()
using validate_bw_report_request() that besides validating the input,
assumes it can mutate the string which is questionable programming
practice.

Simplify handling bw_report:

- Convert validate_bw_report_request() into get_bw_report_type() that
  inputs and returns const char *. Use NULL to indicate error.

- Validate the report types inside measure_mem_bw(), not in
  resctrl_val().

- Pass bw_report to measure_mem_bw() from ->measure() hook because
  resctrl_val() no longer needs bw_report for anything.

Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Tested-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
index 917d677adbba..9e4cda154d66 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
@@ -837,22 +837,21 @@ int filter_dmesg(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int validate_bw_report_request(char *bw_report)
+const char *get_bw_report_type(const char *bw_report)
 {
 	if (strcmp(bw_report, "reads") == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return bw_report;
 	if (strcmp(bw_report, "writes") == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return bw_report;
 	if (strcmp(bw_report, "nt-writes") == 0) {
-		strcpy(bw_report, "writes");
-		return 0;
+		return "writes";
 	}
 	if (strcmp(bw_report, "total") == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return bw_report;
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "Requested iMC bandwidth report type unavailable\n");
 
-	return -1;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 int perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *hw_event, pid_t pid, int cpu,