[v7,14/21] dts: cpu docstring update

  Format according to the Google format and PEP257, with slight
deviations.

Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
---
 dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py | 196 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 144 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
  

On 11/15/23 13:09, Juraj Linkeš wrote:
> Format according to the Google format and PEP257, with slight
> deviations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
> ---
>   dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py | 196 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
>   1 file changed, 144 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py
> index 8fe785dfe4..4edeb4a7c2 100644
> --- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py
> +++ b/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py
> @@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
>   # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
>   # Copyright(c) 2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
>   
> +"""CPU core representation and filtering.
> +
> +This module provides a unified representation of logical CPU cores along
> +with filtering capabilities.
> +
> +When symmetric multiprocessing (SMP or multithreading) is enabled on a server,
> +the physical CPU cores are split into logical CPU cores with different IDs.
> +
> +:class:`LogicalCoreCountFilter` filters by the number of logical cores. It's possible to specify
> +the socket from which to filter the number of logical cores. It's also possible to not use all
> +logical CPU cores from each physical core (e.g. only the first logical core of each physical core).
> +
> +:class:`LogicalCoreListFilter` filters by logical core IDs. This mostly checks that
> +the logical cores are actually present on the server.
> +"""
> +
>   import dataclasses
>   from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
>   from collections.abc import Iterable, ValuesView
> @@ -11,9 +27,17 @@
>   
>   @dataclass(slots=True, frozen=True)
>   class LogicalCore(object):
> -    """
> -    Representation of a CPU core. A physical core is represented in OS
> -    by multiple logical cores (lcores) if CPU multithreading is enabled.
> +    """Representation of a logical CPU core.
> +
> +    A physical core is represented in OS by multiple logical cores (lcores)
> +    if CPU multithreading is enabled. When multithreading is disabled, their IDs are the same.
> +
> +    Attributes:
> +        lcore: The logical core ID of a CPU core. It's the same as `core` with
> +            disabled multithreading.
> +        core: The physical core ID of a CPU core.
> +        socket: The physical socket ID where the CPU resides.
> +        node: The NUMA node ID where the CPU resides.
>       """
>   
>       lcore: int
> @@ -22,27 +46,36 @@ class LogicalCore(object):
>       node: int
>   
>       def __int__(self) -> int:
> +        """The CPU is best represented by the logical core, as that's what we configure in EAL."""
>           return self.lcore
>   
>   
>   class LogicalCoreList(object):
> -    """
> -    Convert these options into a list of logical core ids.
> -    lcore_list=[LogicalCore1, LogicalCore2] - a list of LogicalCores
> -    lcore_list=[0,1,2,3] - a list of int indices
> -    lcore_list=['0','1','2-3'] - a list of str indices; ranges are supported
> -    lcore_list='0,1,2-3' - a comma delimited str of indices; ranges are supported
> -
> -    The class creates a unified format used across the framework and allows
> -    the user to use either a str representation (using str(instance) or directly
> -    in f-strings) or a list representation (by accessing instance.lcore_list).
> -    Empty lcore_list is allowed.
> +    r"""A unified way to store :class:`LogicalCore`\s.
> +
> +    Create a unified format used across the framework and allow the user to use
> +    either a :class:`str` representation (using ``str(instance)`` or directly in f-strings)
> +    or a :class:`list` representation (by accessing the `lcore_list` property,
> +    which stores logical core IDs).
>       """
>   
>       _lcore_list: list[int]
>       _lcore_str: str
>   
>       def __init__(self, lcore_list: list[int] | list[str] | list[LogicalCore] | str):
> +        """Process `lcore_list`, then sort.
> +
> +        There are four supported logical core list formats::
> +
> +            lcore_list=[LogicalCore1, LogicalCore2]  # a list of LogicalCores
> +            lcore_list=[0,1,2,3]        # a list of int indices
> +            lcore_list=['0','1','2-3']  # a list of str indices; ranges are supported
> +            lcore_list='0,1,2-3'        # a comma delimited str of indices; ranges are supported
> +
> +        Args:
> +            lcore_list: Various ways to represent multiple logical cores.
> +                Empty `lcore_list` is allowed.
> +        """
>           self._lcore_list = []
>           if isinstance(lcore_list, str):
>               lcore_list = lcore_list.split(",")
> @@ -60,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(self, lcore_list: list[int] | list[str] | list[LogicalCore] | str):
>   
>       @property
>       def lcore_list(self) -> list[int]:
> +        """The logical core IDs."""
>           return self._lcore_list
>   
>       def _get_consecutive_lcores_range(self, lcore_ids_list: list[int]) -> list[str]:
> @@ -89,28 +123,30 @@ def _get_consecutive_lcores_range(self, lcore_ids_list: list[int]) -> list[str]:
>           return formatted_core_list
>   
>       def __str__(self) -> str:
> +        """The consecutive ranges of logical core IDs."""
>           return self._lcore_str
>   
>   
>   @dataclasses.dataclass(slots=True, frozen=True)
>   class LogicalCoreCount(object):
> -    """
> -    Define the number of logical cores to use.
> -    If sockets is not None, socket_count is ignored.
> -    """
> +    """Define the number of logical cores per physical cores per sockets."""
>   
> +    #: Use this many logical cores per each physical core.
>       lcores_per_core: int = 1
> +    #: Use this many physical cores per each socket.
>       cores_per_socket: int = 2
> +    #: Use this many sockets.
>       socket_count: int = 1
> +    #: Use exactly these sockets. This takes precedence over `socket_count`,
> +    #: so when `sockets` is not :data:`None`, `socket_count` is ignored.
>       sockets: list[int] | None = None
>   
>   
>   class LogicalCoreFilter(ABC):
> -    """
> -    Filter according to the input filter specifier. Each filter needs to be
> -    implemented in a derived class.
> -    This class only implements operations common to all filters, such as sorting
> -    the list to be filtered beforehand.
> +    """Common filtering class.
> +
> +    Each filter needs to be implemented in a subclass. This base class sorts the list of cores
> +    and defines the filtering method, which must be implemented by subclasses.
>       """
>   
>       _filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList
> @@ -122,6 +158,17 @@ def __init__(
>           filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList,
>           ascending: bool = True,
>       ):
> +        """Filter according to the input filter specifier.
> +
> +        The input `lcore_list` is copied and sorted by physical core before filtering.
> +        The list is copied so that the original is left intact.
> +
> +        Args:
> +            lcore_list: The logical CPU cores to filter.
> +            filter_specifier: Filter cores from `lcore_list` according to this filter.
> +            ascending: Sort cores in ascending order (lowest to highest IDs). If data:`False`,
> +                sort in descending order.
> +        """
>           self._filter_specifier = filter_specifier
>   
>           # sorting by core is needed in case hyperthreading is enabled
> @@ -132,31 +179,45 @@ def __init__(
>   
>       @abstractmethod
>       def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> -        """
> -        Use self._filter_specifier to filter self._lcores_to_filter
> -        and return the list of filtered LogicalCores.
> -        self._lcores_to_filter is a sorted copy of the original list,
> -        so it may be modified.
> +        r"""Filter the cores.
> +
> +        Use `self._filter_specifier` to filter `self._lcores_to_filter` and return
> +        the filtered :class:`LogicalCore`\s.
> +        `self._lcores_to_filter` is a sorted copy of the original list, so it may be modified.
> +
> +        Returns:
> +            The filtered cores.
>           """
>   
>   
>   class LogicalCoreCountFilter(LogicalCoreFilter):
> -    """
> +    """Filter cores by specified counts.
> +
>       Filter the input list of LogicalCores according to specified rules:
> -    Use cores from the specified number of sockets or from the specified socket ids.
> -    If sockets is specified, it takes precedence over socket_count.
> -    From each of those sockets, use only cores_per_socket of cores.
> -    And for each core, use lcores_per_core of logical cores. Hypertheading
> -    must be enabled for this to take effect.
> -    If ascending is True, use cores with the lowest numerical id first
> -    and continue in ascending order. If False, start with the highest
> -    id and continue in descending order. This ordering affects which
> -    sockets to consider first as well.
> +
> +        * The input `filter_specifier` is :class:`LogicalCoreCount`,
> +        * Use cores from the specified number of sockets or from the specified socket ids,
> +        * If `sockets` is specified, it takes precedence over `socket_count`,
> +        * From each of those sockets, use only `cores_per_socket` of cores,
> +        * And for each core, use `lcores_per_core` of logical cores. Hypertheading
> +          must be enabled for this to take effect.
>       """
>   
>       _filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount
>   
>       def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> +        """Filter the cores according to :class:`LogicalCoreCount`.
> +
> +        Start by filtering the allowed sockets. The cores matching the allowed socket are returned.

allowed socket*s*

> +        The cores of each socket are stored in separate lists.
> +
> +        Then filter the allowed physical cores from those lists of cores per socket. When filtering
> +        physical cores, store the desired number of logical cores per physical core which then
> +        together constitute the final filtered list.
> +
> +        Returns:
> +            The filtered cores.
> +        """
>           sockets_to_filter = self._filter_sockets(self._lcores_to_filter)
>           filtered_lcores = []
>           for socket_to_filter in sockets_to_filter:
> @@ -166,24 +227,37 @@ def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
>       def _filter_sockets(
>           self, lcores_to_filter: Iterable[LogicalCore]
>       ) -> ValuesView[list[LogicalCore]]:
> -        """
> -        Remove all lcores that don't match the specified socket(s).
> -        If self._filter_specifier.sockets is not None, keep lcores from those sockets,
> -        otherwise keep lcores from the first
> -        self._filter_specifier.socket_count sockets.
> +        """Filter a list of cores per each allowed socket.
> +
> +        The sockets may be specified in two ways, either a number or a specific list of sockets.
> +        In case of a specific list, we just need to return the cores from those sockets.
> +        If filtering a number of cores, we need to go through all cores and note which sockets
> +        appear and only filter from the first n that appear.
> +
> +        Args:
> +            lcores_to_filter: The cores to filter. These must be sorted by the physical core.
> +
> +        Returns:
> +            A list of lists of logical CPU cores. Each list contains cores from one socket.
>           """
>           allowed_sockets: set[int] = set()
>           socket_count = self._filter_specifier.socket_count
>           if self._filter_specifier.sockets:
> +            # when sockets in filter is specified, the sockets are already set
>               socket_count = len(self._filter_specifier.sockets)
>               allowed_sockets = set(self._filter_specifier.sockets)
>   
> +        # filter socket_count sockets from all sockets by checking the socket of each CPU
>           filtered_lcores: dict[int, list[LogicalCore]] = {}
>           for lcore in lcores_to_filter:
>               if not self._filter_specifier.sockets:
> +                # this is when sockets is not set, so we do the actual filtering
> +                # when it is set, allowed_sockets is already defined and can't be changed
>                   if len(allowed_sockets) < socket_count:
> +                    # allowed_sockets is a set, so adding an existing socket won't re-add it
>                       allowed_sockets.add(lcore.socket)
>               if lcore.socket in allowed_sockets:
> +                # separate sockets per socket; this makes it easier in further processing

socket*s* per socket ?

>                   if lcore.socket in filtered_lcores:
>                       filtered_lcores[lcore.socket].append(lcore)
>                   else:
> @@ -200,12 +274,13 @@ def _filter_sockets(
>       def _filter_cores_from_socket(
>           self, lcores_to_filter: Iterable[LogicalCore]
>       ) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> -        """
> -        Keep only the first self._filter_specifier.cores_per_socket cores.
> -        In multithreaded environments, keep only
> -        the first self._filter_specifier.lcores_per_core lcores of those cores.
> -        """
> +        """Filter a list of cores from the given socket.
> +
> +        Go through the cores and note how many logical cores per physical core have been filtered.
>   
> +        Returns:
> +            The filtered logical CPU cores.
> +        """
>           # no need to use ordered dict, from Python3.7 the dict
>           # insertion order is preserved (LIFO).
>           lcore_count_per_core_map: dict[int, int] = {}
> @@ -248,15 +323,21 @@ def _filter_cores_from_socket(
>   
>   
>   class LogicalCoreListFilter(LogicalCoreFilter):
> -    """
> -    Filter the input list of Logical Cores according to the input list of
> -    lcore indices.
> -    An empty LogicalCoreList won't filter anything.
> +    """Filter the logical CPU cores by logical CPU core IDs.
> +
> +    This is a simple filter that looks at logical CPU IDs and only filter those that match.
> +
> +    The input filter is :class:`LogicalCoreList`. An empty LogicalCoreList won't filter anything.
>       """
>   
>       _filter_specifier: LogicalCoreList
>   
>       def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> +        """Filter based on logical CPU core ID.
> +
> +        Return:
> +            The filtered logical CPU cores.
> +        """
>           if not len(self._filter_specifier.lcore_list):
>               return self._lcores_to_filter
>   
> @@ -279,6 +360,17 @@ def lcore_filter(
>       filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList,
>       ascending: bool,
>   ) -> LogicalCoreFilter:
> +    """Factory for using the right filter with `filter_specifier`.
> +
> +    Args:
> +        core_list: The logical CPU cores to filter.
> +        filter_specifier: The filter to use.
> +        ascending: Sort cores in ascending order (lowest to highest IDs). If :data:`False`,
> +            sort in descending order.
> +
> +    Returns:
> +        The filter matching `filter_specifier`.
> +    """
>       if isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreList):
>           return LogicalCoreListFilter(core_list, filter_specifier, ascending)
>       elif isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreCount):
  

On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 6:45 PM Yoan Picchi <yoan.picchi@foss.arm.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/15/23 13:09, Juraj Linkeš wrote:
> > Format according to the Google format and PEP257, with slight
> > deviations.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
> > ---
> >   dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py | 196 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
> >   1 file changed, 144 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py
> > index 8fe785dfe4..4edeb4a7c2 100644
> > --- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py
> > +++ b/dts/framework/testbed_model/cpu.py
> > @@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
> >   # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> >   # Copyright(c) 2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
> >
> > +"""CPU core representation and filtering.
> > +
> > +This module provides a unified representation of logical CPU cores along
> > +with filtering capabilities.
> > +
> > +When symmetric multiprocessing (SMP or multithreading) is enabled on a server,
> > +the physical CPU cores are split into logical CPU cores with different IDs.
> > +
> > +:class:`LogicalCoreCountFilter` filters by the number of logical cores. It's possible to specify
> > +the socket from which to filter the number of logical cores. It's also possible to not use all
> > +logical CPU cores from each physical core (e.g. only the first logical core of each physical core).
> > +
> > +:class:`LogicalCoreListFilter` filters by logical core IDs. This mostly checks that
> > +the logical cores are actually present on the server.
> > +"""
> > +
> >   import dataclasses
> >   from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
> >   from collections.abc import Iterable, ValuesView
> > @@ -11,9 +27,17 @@
> >
> >   @dataclass(slots=True, frozen=True)
> >   class LogicalCore(object):
> > -    """
> > -    Representation of a CPU core. A physical core is represented in OS
> > -    by multiple logical cores (lcores) if CPU multithreading is enabled.
> > +    """Representation of a logical CPU core.
> > +
> > +    A physical core is represented in OS by multiple logical cores (lcores)
> > +    if CPU multithreading is enabled. When multithreading is disabled, their IDs are the same.
> > +
> > +    Attributes:
> > +        lcore: The logical core ID of a CPU core. It's the same as `core` with
> > +            disabled multithreading.
> > +        core: The physical core ID of a CPU core.
> > +        socket: The physical socket ID where the CPU resides.
> > +        node: The NUMA node ID where the CPU resides.
> >       """
> >
> >       lcore: int
> > @@ -22,27 +46,36 @@ class LogicalCore(object):
> >       node: int
> >
> >       def __int__(self) -> int:
> > +        """The CPU is best represented by the logical core, as that's what we configure in EAL."""
> >           return self.lcore
> >
> >
> >   class LogicalCoreList(object):
> > -    """
> > -    Convert these options into a list of logical core ids.
> > -    lcore_list=[LogicalCore1, LogicalCore2] - a list of LogicalCores
> > -    lcore_list=[0,1,2,3] - a list of int indices
> > -    lcore_list=['0','1','2-3'] - a list of str indices; ranges are supported
> > -    lcore_list='0,1,2-3' - a comma delimited str of indices; ranges are supported
> > -
> > -    The class creates a unified format used across the framework and allows
> > -    the user to use either a str representation (using str(instance) or directly
> > -    in f-strings) or a list representation (by accessing instance.lcore_list).
> > -    Empty lcore_list is allowed.
> > +    r"""A unified way to store :class:`LogicalCore`\s.
> > +
> > +    Create a unified format used across the framework and allow the user to use
> > +    either a :class:`str` representation (using ``str(instance)`` or directly in f-strings)
> > +    or a :class:`list` representation (by accessing the `lcore_list` property,
> > +    which stores logical core IDs).
> >       """
> >
> >       _lcore_list: list[int]
> >       _lcore_str: str
> >
> >       def __init__(self, lcore_list: list[int] | list[str] | list[LogicalCore] | str):
> > +        """Process `lcore_list`, then sort.
> > +
> > +        There are four supported logical core list formats::
> > +
> > +            lcore_list=[LogicalCore1, LogicalCore2]  # a list of LogicalCores
> > +            lcore_list=[0,1,2,3]        # a list of int indices
> > +            lcore_list=['0','1','2-3']  # a list of str indices; ranges are supported
> > +            lcore_list='0,1,2-3'        # a comma delimited str of indices; ranges are supported
> > +
> > +        Args:
> > +            lcore_list: Various ways to represent multiple logical cores.
> > +                Empty `lcore_list` is allowed.
> > +        """
> >           self._lcore_list = []
> >           if isinstance(lcore_list, str):
> >               lcore_list = lcore_list.split(",")
> > @@ -60,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(self, lcore_list: list[int] | list[str] | list[LogicalCore] | str):
> >
> >       @property
> >       def lcore_list(self) -> list[int]:
> > +        """The logical core IDs."""
> >           return self._lcore_list
> >
> >       def _get_consecutive_lcores_range(self, lcore_ids_list: list[int]) -> list[str]:
> > @@ -89,28 +123,30 @@ def _get_consecutive_lcores_range(self, lcore_ids_list: list[int]) -> list[str]:
> >           return formatted_core_list
> >
> >       def __str__(self) -> str:
> > +        """The consecutive ranges of logical core IDs."""
> >           return self._lcore_str
> >
> >
> >   @dataclasses.dataclass(slots=True, frozen=True)
> >   class LogicalCoreCount(object):
> > -    """
> > -    Define the number of logical cores to use.
> > -    If sockets is not None, socket_count is ignored.
> > -    """
> > +    """Define the number of logical cores per physical cores per sockets."""
> >
> > +    #: Use this many logical cores per each physical core.
> >       lcores_per_core: int = 1
> > +    #: Use this many physical cores per each socket.
> >       cores_per_socket: int = 2
> > +    #: Use this many sockets.
> >       socket_count: int = 1
> > +    #: Use exactly these sockets. This takes precedence over `socket_count`,
> > +    #: so when `sockets` is not :data:`None`, `socket_count` is ignored.
> >       sockets: list[int] | None = None
> >
> >
> >   class LogicalCoreFilter(ABC):
> > -    """
> > -    Filter according to the input filter specifier. Each filter needs to be
> > -    implemented in a derived class.
> > -    This class only implements operations common to all filters, such as sorting
> > -    the list to be filtered beforehand.
> > +    """Common filtering class.
> > +
> > +    Each filter needs to be implemented in a subclass. This base class sorts the list of cores
> > +    and defines the filtering method, which must be implemented by subclasses.
> >       """
> >
> >       _filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList
> > @@ -122,6 +158,17 @@ def __init__(
> >           filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList,
> >           ascending: bool = True,
> >       ):
> > +        """Filter according to the input filter specifier.
> > +
> > +        The input `lcore_list` is copied and sorted by physical core before filtering.
> > +        The list is copied so that the original is left intact.
> > +
> > +        Args:
> > +            lcore_list: The logical CPU cores to filter.
> > +            filter_specifier: Filter cores from `lcore_list` according to this filter.
> > +            ascending: Sort cores in ascending order (lowest to highest IDs). If data:`False`,
> > +                sort in descending order.
> > +        """
> >           self._filter_specifier = filter_specifier
> >
> >           # sorting by core is needed in case hyperthreading is enabled
> > @@ -132,31 +179,45 @@ def __init__(
> >
> >       @abstractmethod
> >       def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> > -        """
> > -        Use self._filter_specifier to filter self._lcores_to_filter
> > -        and return the list of filtered LogicalCores.
> > -        self._lcores_to_filter is a sorted copy of the original list,
> > -        so it may be modified.
> > +        r"""Filter the cores.
> > +
> > +        Use `self._filter_specifier` to filter `self._lcores_to_filter` and return
> > +        the filtered :class:`LogicalCore`\s.
> > +        `self._lcores_to_filter` is a sorted copy of the original list, so it may be modified.
> > +
> > +        Returns:
> > +            The filtered cores.
> >           """
> >
> >
> >   class LogicalCoreCountFilter(LogicalCoreFilter):
> > -    """
> > +    """Filter cores by specified counts.
> > +
> >       Filter the input list of LogicalCores according to specified rules:
> > -    Use cores from the specified number of sockets or from the specified socket ids.
> > -    If sockets is specified, it takes precedence over socket_count.
> > -    From each of those sockets, use only cores_per_socket of cores.
> > -    And for each core, use lcores_per_core of logical cores. Hypertheading
> > -    must be enabled for this to take effect.
> > -    If ascending is True, use cores with the lowest numerical id first
> > -    and continue in ascending order. If False, start with the highest
> > -    id and continue in descending order. This ordering affects which
> > -    sockets to consider first as well.
> > +
> > +        * The input `filter_specifier` is :class:`LogicalCoreCount`,
> > +        * Use cores from the specified number of sockets or from the specified socket ids,
> > +        * If `sockets` is specified, it takes precedence over `socket_count`,
> > +        * From each of those sockets, use only `cores_per_socket` of cores,
> > +        * And for each core, use `lcores_per_core` of logical cores. Hypertheading
> > +          must be enabled for this to take effect.
> >       """
> >
> >       _filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount
> >
> >       def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> > +        """Filter the cores according to :class:`LogicalCoreCount`.
> > +
> > +        Start by filtering the allowed sockets. The cores matching the allowed socket are returned.
>
> allowed socket*s*
>

Ack.

> > +        The cores of each socket are stored in separate lists.
> > +
> > +        Then filter the allowed physical cores from those lists of cores per socket. When filtering
> > +        physical cores, store the desired number of logical cores per physical core which then
> > +        together constitute the final filtered list.
> > +
> > +        Returns:
> > +            The filtered cores.
> > +        """
> >           sockets_to_filter = self._filter_sockets(self._lcores_to_filter)
> >           filtered_lcores = []
> >           for socket_to_filter in sockets_to_filter:
> > @@ -166,24 +227,37 @@ def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> >       def _filter_sockets(
> >           self, lcores_to_filter: Iterable[LogicalCore]
> >       ) -> ValuesView[list[LogicalCore]]:
> > -        """
> > -        Remove all lcores that don't match the specified socket(s).
> > -        If self._filter_specifier.sockets is not None, keep lcores from those sockets,
> > -        otherwise keep lcores from the first
> > -        self._filter_specifier.socket_count sockets.
> > +        """Filter a list of cores per each allowed socket.
> > +
> > +        The sockets may be specified in two ways, either a number or a specific list of sockets.
> > +        In case of a specific list, we just need to return the cores from those sockets.
> > +        If filtering a number of cores, we need to go through all cores and note which sockets
> > +        appear and only filter from the first n that appear.
> > +
> > +        Args:
> > +            lcores_to_filter: The cores to filter. These must be sorted by the physical core.
> > +
> > +        Returns:
> > +            A list of lists of logical CPU cores. Each list contains cores from one socket.
> >           """
> >           allowed_sockets: set[int] = set()
> >           socket_count = self._filter_specifier.socket_count
> >           if self._filter_specifier.sockets:
> > +            # when sockets in filter is specified, the sockets are already set
> >               socket_count = len(self._filter_specifier.sockets)
> >               allowed_sockets = set(self._filter_specifier.sockets)
> >
> > +        # filter socket_count sockets from all sockets by checking the socket of each CPU
> >           filtered_lcores: dict[int, list[LogicalCore]] = {}
> >           for lcore in lcores_to_filter:
> >               if not self._filter_specifier.sockets:
> > +                # this is when sockets is not set, so we do the actual filtering
> > +                # when it is set, allowed_sockets is already defined and can't be changed
> >                   if len(allowed_sockets) < socket_count:
> > +                    # allowed_sockets is a set, so adding an existing socket won't re-add it
> >                       allowed_sockets.add(lcore.socket)
> >               if lcore.socket in allowed_sockets:
> > +                # separate sockets per socket; this makes it easier in further processing
>
> socket*s* per socket ?
>

Good catch, this should be "separate lcores into sockets".

> >                   if lcore.socket in filtered_lcores:
> >                       filtered_lcores[lcore.socket].append(lcore)
> >                   else:
> > @@ -200,12 +274,13 @@ def _filter_sockets(
> >       def _filter_cores_from_socket(
> >           self, lcores_to_filter: Iterable[LogicalCore]
> >       ) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> > -        """
> > -        Keep only the first self._filter_specifier.cores_per_socket cores.
> > -        In multithreaded environments, keep only
> > -        the first self._filter_specifier.lcores_per_core lcores of those cores.
> > -        """
> > +        """Filter a list of cores from the given socket.
> > +
> > +        Go through the cores and note how many logical cores per physical core have been filtered.
> >
> > +        Returns:
> > +            The filtered logical CPU cores.
> > +        """
> >           # no need to use ordered dict, from Python3.7 the dict
> >           # insertion order is preserved (LIFO).
> >           lcore_count_per_core_map: dict[int, int] = {}
> > @@ -248,15 +323,21 @@ def _filter_cores_from_socket(
> >
> >
> >   class LogicalCoreListFilter(LogicalCoreFilter):
> > -    """
> > -    Filter the input list of Logical Cores according to the input list of
> > -    lcore indices.
> > -    An empty LogicalCoreList won't filter anything.
> > +    """Filter the logical CPU cores by logical CPU core IDs.
> > +
> > +    This is a simple filter that looks at logical CPU IDs and only filter those that match.
> > +
> > +    The input filter is :class:`LogicalCoreList`. An empty LogicalCoreList won't filter anything.
> >       """
> >
> >       _filter_specifier: LogicalCoreList
> >
> >       def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
> > +        """Filter based on logical CPU core ID.
> > +
> > +        Return:
> > +            The filtered logical CPU cores.
> > +        """
> >           if not len(self._filter_specifier.lcore_list):
> >               return self._lcores_to_filter
> >
> > @@ -279,6 +360,17 @@ def lcore_filter(
> >       filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList,
> >       ascending: bool,
> >   ) -> LogicalCoreFilter:
> > +    """Factory for using the right filter with `filter_specifier`.
> > +
> > +    Args:
> > +        core_list: The logical CPU cores to filter.
> > +        filter_specifier: The filter to use.
> > +        ascending: Sort cores in ascending order (lowest to highest IDs). If :data:`False`,
> > +            sort in descending order.
> > +
> > +    Returns:
> > +        The filter matching `filter_specifier`.
> > +    """
> >       if isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreList):
> >           return LogicalCoreListFilter(core_list, filter_specifier, ascending)
> >       elif isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreCount):
>