Non-contiguous CBM support for Intel CAT has been merged into the kernel
with Commit 0e3cd31f6e90 ("x86/resctrl: Enable non-contiguous CBMs in
Intel CAT") but there is no selftest that would validate if this feature
works correctly.
The selftest needs to verify if writing non-contiguous CBMs to the
schemata file behaves as expected in comparison to the information about
non-contiguous CBMs support.

The patch series is based on a rework of resctrl selftests that's
currently in review [1]. The patch also implements a similar
functionality presented in the bash script included in the cover letter
of the original non-contiguous CBMs in Intel CAT series [3].

Changelog v4:
- Changes to error failure return values in non-contiguous test.
- Some minor text refactoring without functional changes.

Changelog v3:
- Rebase onto v4 of Ilpo's series [1].
- Split old patch 3/4 into two parts. One doing refactoring and one
  adding a new function.
- Some changes to all the patches after Reinette's review.

Changelog v2:
- Rebase onto v4 of Ilpo's series [2].
- Add two patches that prepare helpers for the new test.
- Move Ilpo's patch that adds test grouping to this series.
- Apply Ilpo's suggestion to the patch that adds a new test.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231215150515.36983-1-ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231211121826.14392-1-ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com/
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1696934091.git.maciej.wieczor-retman@intel.com/

Older versions of this series:
[v1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231109112847.432687-1-maciej.wieczor-retman@intel.com/
[v2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1702392177.git.maciej.wieczor-retman@intel.com/

Ilpo Järvinen (1):
  selftests/resctrl: Add test groups and name L3 CAT test L3_CAT

Maciej Wieczor-Retman (4):
  selftests/resctrl: Add helpers for the non-contiguous test
  selftests/resctrl: Split validate_resctrl_feature_request()
  selftests/resctrl: Add resource_info_file_exists()
  selftests/resctrl: Add non-contiguous CBMs CAT test

 tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c    | 84 ++++++++++++++++-
 tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c    |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c    |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c    |  6 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h     | 10 +-
 .../testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c | 18 +++-
 tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c   | 94 ++++++++++++++++---
 7 files changed, 192 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

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